Clicked on writing in Thunderbird, got a whole new list of contacts with many items I did not here. Why?

Most of the new entries seems to be people that I have either written or received mail from. My address book is last name first. Many new entries have the same names but first name first. Something is obviously by analyzing my mail file all and added to my contacts list. If I want to add a contact, I'll do it. "Don't want to do to me unless I ask."

This a pane to the left of the space where you type a new message?

If so, it is called the Contacts Sidebar and TB38, default to 'All address books' and it'll show you a composite, consisting of all your address book address book which one you don't know you have, known as collected addresses.

If you click on "All address books" in the sidebar of Contacts, you will get a drop down menu where you can choose one of your address books. Personal address book could be the one suitable for you.

I do not use the sidebar. I just start typing addresses or names and an auto fill feature offers connections to the address book.

When this topic comes up, I often ask about the thought process behind the work of a list of names. I guess that there are use cases where you send a large number of people, including all the names you couldn't possibly memorize, a list could act as a reminder. (But there are better ways to deal with such a situation; for example dedicated address books, mailing lists, direct mail utility.)

Another use case may be the kind of person who blindly copy fun (supposedly!) messages to all their knowledge.

In my case, I am writing to the people and people have names, and their names are what I know them by. The number of people that I write for in reference to a particular topic would be low and the recipients would be tailored to the situation. So it seems natural to send me a message by naming the intended recipients. And it is more efficient to have the computer find my address books to do it myself.

To manage what is happening in the collected addresses, look

Tools | Options of| Composition | Addressing

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