Comment 136 for bug 1084

Okay, I guess it's up to me to be the total asshole once again, and state the
painfully obvious:

It is *way* past the point where this bug is merely an embarassment for those
of us who would like to recommend thunderbird as the best mail/news client on
the planet.

No, a mere embarrassment could be tolerated. This is complete humiliation,
a disgrace to the open-source community -- even Micro$oft could have fixed
this by now!

I challenge you, Scott MacGregor, to take responsiblity for this stupid and
embarrassing bug and get it fixed! Every other email client I've tried (and
there have been many!) has got this right. Only TB can't seem to get the
display of headers correct.

As I stated long ago: if the technical details of implementing a solution
seem overwhelming, then go back to the drawing board and question the basic
design! This header problem has persisted through many attempted fixes, and
yet it plagues us. Go back and fix the basic design, which is certainly bad,
if the implementation is so difficult.

I criticize as a loving parent criticizes his own child -- I want thunderbird
to be the best! Please accept my bitching in this context, and don't get all
defensive. You know this is a problem. Please fix it!

Thanks for listening.