From: Danni@hyperspace.vogon.gov
Richard Owlett wrote:
> On 9/15/25 8:32 AM, R Daneel Olivaw wrote:
>> Richard Owlett wrote:
>>> On 9/14/25 10:30 AM, David E. Ross wrote:
>>>> On 9/14/2025 2:47 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
>>>>> Preface:
>>>>> I've never attempted to report a bug -- need pointers to guidance.
>>>>>
>>>>> Problem:
>>>>> Yesterday I attempted to send email to a new recipient.
>>>>> The correct address was "joe@xyz.com".
>>>>> I accidentally typed it as "joe@xyz.com/" and pressed send.
>>>>> The system (SeaMonkey itself???) rejected it as a malformed address.
>>>>> I noticed the "/", deleted it, pressed , SeaMonkey
>>>>> reinserted it.
>>>>> It took me a while to realize I had to into Address Book to delete the
>>>>> whole entry and recreate it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Question:
>>>>> How to report this?
>>>>>
>>>>> TIA
>>>>
>>>> I do not think that is a bug. Completing a typed E-mail address
>>>> from an
>>>> Address Book entry is a desired feature.
>>>
>>> *AGREED* Use that extensively.
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> On the other hand, detecting that a new entry in the Address Book has a
>>>> malformed E-mail address would be a nice feature. That could be
>>>> reported as a bug.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Personally I make a strong distinction between a "bug report" and a
>>> "feature request" submission to bug report tool-chain.
>>>
>>> In this case I think the actual bug is in the _order_ operations are
>>> performed when sending an email. Checking address for validity should
>>> be done before the email creation routine attempts writing a new
>>> address to the address book,
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I just checked and it is possible to edit those entries, "Properties"
>> and then modify the field(s).
>
> ???? I don't understand.
> In what tool/menu/??? are you clicking on "Properties"?
> TIA
>
>
>
Address Book (one of the buttons bottom left)
Search Name and Email
Right click on the one you want to edit, Properties
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