The Mozilla Foundation releases an update to its free, open-source e-mail client, Thunderbird. The new release features message tagging and new customization features. \r\n
Here is the main window of the Thunderbird e-mail client.\r\n
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Here’s a look at the message window.\r\n
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News and blogs on the Mozilla Thunderbird e-mail client.\r\n
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A new feature on Thunderbird 2 lets you organize files by favorites, recently viewed or folders containing unread messages. RSS and newsgroup folders continue to be an option.\r\n\r\n
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In Thunderbird 2, you can make your own tag messages with names like “To Do” and then combine with saved searches and mail views. \r\n
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There is a forward and back button to allow you to quickly run through messages.\r\n
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Like Firefox, Thunderbird offers a pane that lets you do a word search.\r\n
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You can also store your searches in a folder to help you save time. \r\n
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Alerts containing sender, subject and message text have been upgraded. A popup can also summarize new messages.\r\n
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Thunderbird 2 allows you to have your e-mail delivered from other sources. Gmail and .Mac users just need to type their user names and passwords.\r\n
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Mozilla has also added more security features to its e-mail client. Thunderbird 2 will warn you of any e-mails that appear be phishing attempts, and also will give you an alert when a link is not as advertised.\r\n\r\n
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Thunderbird 2 will check itself to make sure you are using the latest version.\r\n\r\n
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Thunderbird 2 provides a single location to customize your add-ons. You can install, uninstall, enable and disable your add-ons in a central location. \r\n
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