Review for DSN Settings 2 by Randy
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Still works on TB 52.9.1! Allows you to set delivery status notification to on, by default, and several other options. Exactly what I was looking for. Not sure why this option was removed from Thunderbird, but it should be included, so thanks to the developer of this.
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