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Disable automatic translation of email messages
How do I disable automatic translation of Thunderbird messages by Deep-L (or any other machine translator)? This morning I received an email from a family member, written in German. Underneath the original message was an automated translation into English by Deep-L. I didn´t ask for this translation. I speak German as a second language, as well as other languages, and I enjoy using my linguistic abilities. Furthermore, I don´t like my private messages being passed to a database without my permission. If I want a translation of a message, I´ll ask for it.
This is evidently a new, annoying feature. I had an email exchange in German with someone just a few weeks ago without this intervention. I have tried searching the settings tab on Thunderbird, but have not discovered anything about Translation settings (not under Language settings, as far as I can see).
How do I disable Thunderbird sending emails for unwanted translation? Thank you for your assistance.
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Hi, Thunderbird doesn't offer message translations by default.
Please check and see whether your email provider does that or if you enabled an addon in Thunderbird such as https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-us/thunderbird/addon/deepl-selected-text/
If you are not sure how to do that, please check here https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/thunderbird-add-ons-frequently-asked-questions
Edeziri