Catalina: Show actual date in Mail's message list (there is no 'Classic View' option)

Previous fix was to change Mail preferences, View, to Classic View... but there is no such option in Calalina 10.15.6.

Do NOT want relative dates like 'Today', 'Yesterday'....

iMac Pro, macOS 10.15

Posted on Aug 6, 2020 10:05 AM

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Barney-15E

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Aug 6, 2020 12:25 PM in response to ajmich

Do NOT want relative dates like 'Today', 'Yesterday'....

You'll have to find another email client app that works that way.

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