Betterbird

⚙ ➔ Betterbird Settings

• General:
  • Disk Space:
    • Compact all folders when it will save over 500MB in total: ✔
      • Ask every time before compacting: ✔
• Indexing:
  • Enable global search and indexer: ✘
• Privacy & Security:
  • Mail Content:
    • Allow remote content in messages: ✘
  • Web Content:
    • Tell websites not to sell or share my data: ✔

⚙ ➔ Account Settings

• {IMAP_ACCOUNT}
  • Synchronization & Storage:
    • Disk Space:
      • Synchronize all messages locally regardless of age: ✔
    • Rentention Policy:
      • Don't delete any messages: ✔
      • Always keep starred messages: ✔

⚙ ➔ Add-ons and Themes ➔ Cardbook ➔ ⚙

• General:
  • Unique source for contacts: ✔
• Display Tabs:
  • Lists: ✔
  • Technical: ✔
  • vCard: ✔
  • Public Keys: ✔
• Show on Map with: Google Maps
• Show name as: Display Name
• Miscellaneous:
  • Show the number of contacts: ✔
  • Warn me when I attempt to drag contacts: ✔
  • Double-click on a contact edits it instead of emails it: ✔

Address Book ➔ RMB ➔ Edit Address Book ➔ Miscellaneous

• Display Name Formula: (({{1}} )({{2}} |{{6}} )({{4}} |{{3}} )({{5}} |)|{{7}})
• Apply to All Address Books
• Validate

Existing display names must be refreshed. This prefers names in the format: real > nick > family > other; organization name if nothing else present.

⚙ ➔ Add-ons and Themes ➔ Remove Duplicate Messages ➔ ⚙

• General Settings:
  • Review search results before deletion: ✔
  • Default action for duplicate messages: ✔
• Message Comparison:
  • Message ID: ✔
  • Size (Headers & Body): ✔