(A different) Thunderbird question

I am still using Netscape 7.2 which I think applies. Whenever I have an e-mail or, more usually, a post from classiccmp that needs changing, I make a COPY of that one e-mail or post all by itself. Just to be sure, I then "Compact Folders", or <ALT/F>, to be sure that I have a valid msf file. I usually keep a folder (with a name at 8 characters or less) empty just for this purpose. After I shut down Netscape, I then COPY/B the two files (both the TEMP. and the TEMP.msf) to a separate directory (usually to another partition). At that point, I find that plain old "edit.com" (it is also present on my 32-Bit Windows XP although I am still using Windows 98SE) is able to look at the all text fields and modify anything than needs changing in the e-mail or post. Most often, I need to take out the word "SPAM" from the "Subject:" since my mail server tends to add that annoying word to what it thinks is an unsolicited e-mail. I do all that using a DOS box. When I am satisfied with the modified e-mail, I then DELETE the original TEMP. and TEMP.msf files from the original directory under Netscape and COPY/B both the new TEMP. and TEMP.msf files back to the original Netscape directory. After that I again bring up Netscape and look at the contents of the modified e-mail in the TEMP folder. If I am satisfied, I delete the original e-mail and copy the modified e-mail back to its original folder. I realize that this is a tedious method, but I don't need to do it very often and certainly not on a mass basis. The key point is that the TEMP. file is all ASCII text, so probably any normal (stupid) editor will be OK. Let me know if you have any other questions and if you solve the problem in a different manner - and if it worked for you since others might also need this solution. Jerome Fine