Bug: Inline images lost on IMAP accounts in Thunderbird 143 with Advanced Composer
Hello,
After updating to Thunderbird 143 (Windows and Linux, 64-bit), Advanced Composer stopped preserving inline images when replying/forwarding messages from IMAP accounts.
- On Thunderbird ESR 140.x → works fine, inline images preserved with
cid:
references. - On Thunderbird 143 → Advanced Composer inserts
imap://…/fetch…
links instead ofcid:
, so inline images are not displayed in the compose window. - Issue reproduced on both Windows 11 and Linux (Flatpak).
- Account type: IMAP (Outlook 365).
Steps to reproduce:
- Receive an HTML email with inline images on an IMAP account.
- Click Reply (with Advanced Composer enabled, template using
%quotedText%
). - Inline images disappear —
src="imap://..."
is inserted. - Disabling Advanced Composer → Thunderbird shows images correctly.
Expected result:
Advanced Composer should preserve original HTML, including inline images with cid:
links.
Actual result:
Inline images replaced with imap://fetch
references, message body shows placeholders instead of images.
Environment:
- Thunderbird 143.0.1 (Windows 11 64-bit, Linux Flatpak)
- Advanced Composer latest version from GitLab
- Account: IMAP (tested on Outlook 365)
- Works correctly on Thunderbird ESR 140.3.1