Thunderbird 3.0.2 now Available for Update
It took a total of 120 bugs fixes, of which 19 are marked critical to get Thunderbird 3.0.2 out into the wild. Users of Thunderbird email client can check for updates at Help -> Check for Updates. Particularly addressed in this release; fixes for Thunderbird 2 users upgrading to Thunderbird 3 and several fixes to [...]
Thunderbird 3.0.1 now Available for Download
For Windows, Mac and Linux: After the huge success, here comes the first security and stability update for Thunderbird 3, Mozilla’s desktop email client. Thunderbird 3.0.1 changelog (complete list of changes) is a list of 125 fixed bugs, 25 of which were critical bugs. Several fixes also regarded the user interface and attachment handling.
Lightning 1.0 beta1 now Available for Download
Lighting 1.0 is around the corner, the first beta of Lightning 1.0 comes nearly 16 months after the last update v.0.9. Lightning is an extension that tightly integrates Mozilla’s Sunbird calendar into Thunderbird.
5 Essential Thunderbird 3 Extensions to Get Started
For Windows, Mac and Linux: Mozilla finally freed Thunderbird 3, a major upgrade after 2 years and is already working on Thunderbird 3.1. But this new release has also put out of function (for now) many great Thunderbird extensions. These plug-ins still have to be updated. Those mentioned have been tested and are compatible with [...]
A line of Code that Opens Google Wave inside Thunderbird 3
For Mac, Linux and Windows: This line of code exploits the Content Tabs feature in recently released Thunderbird 3. The Content Tabs feature allows you to display brows-able web content in a new Thunderbird tab – with this line of code created by Joshua Cranmer (Quetzalcoatal blog) you can open Google Wave right inside [...]
Thunderbird 3 RC 2 Update Available
Thunderbird 3 RC1 gets four last minute bugs fixes to become Thunderbird 3 release candidate 2.
One of the four bug had a critical rating – developers had to deal with Thunderbird shutdown hang, high CPU usage and no open IMAP connections.
If you’re using Thunderbird 3 RC 1 then you’ll certainly want to [...]
Message Grouping in Thunderbird
The Message Grouping feature in Thunderbird lets you a tidy-up your message list into various ‘groups of messages’. In Thunderbird 3 messages can be grouped according to attributes such as Date, Received, Star, Order Received, Priority, From, Recipient, Size, Status, Subject, Read, Tags, Junk Status and Attachments.
Install Thunderbird 3 Add-ons with a simple Drag ‘n’ Drop
For Mac, Linux and Windows: Formerly, to install a Thunderbird add-on from Mozilla’s Add-on Collector website you had to click on the “Download Now” button, save the xpi extension in your computer, fire-up the Thunderbird Add-ons manager, click on the “Install” button, pick-up the extension, install it and restart Thunderbird. Smarter fellows trimmed the long [...]
Enigmail Nightly Builds for Thunderbird 3
For Windows, Mac and Linux: Enigmail, the Thunderbird extension that makes sending and receiving encrypted email easy now has a nightly build for Thunderbird 3. This security extension for Thunderbird and Seamonkey makes encryption and decryption of sensitive data in emails just a matter of a click - by using the OpenGPG standard provided by [...]