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CloseReview for IMAP Received Date by chumley
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
This issue still exists in Thunderbird 68. This addon works great to resolve it.
If you prefer not to use an addon, or have moved to Thunderbird 78+, you can also fix the issue by manually editing the the advanced config as discussed here:
http://blog.dmitryleskov.com/small-hacks/putting-the-received-column-in-thunderbird-to-work/
The config editor is now accessed under Options > Options > Advanced.
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