Gallery: Mozilla tunes up Thunderbird 2
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Thunderbird main window
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. rn
Here is the main window of the Thunderbird e-mail client.rn
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Thunderbird message window
Here’s a look at the message window.rn
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News and blogs
News and blogs on the Mozilla Thunderbird e-mail client.rn
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Advanced folders
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.rnrn
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Message tagging
In Thunderbird 2, you can make your own tag messages with names like “To Do” and then combine with saved searches and mail views. rn
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Message history navigation
There is a forward and back button to allow you to quickly run through messages.rn
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Searches
Like Firefox, Thunderbird offers a pane that lets you do a word search.rn
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Saved search
You can also store your searches in a folder to help you save time. rn
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Message alerts
Alerts containing sender, subject and message text have been upgraded. A popup can also summarize new messages.rn
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Accessing other e-mail clients
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.rn
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No phishing
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.rnrn
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Auto update
Thunderbird 2 will check itself to make sure you are using the latest version.rnrn
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Ad-ons manager
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. rn
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