Thunderbird 140 Released (lwn.net) 17
An anonymous reader shares a blog post: Version 140 of the Thunderbird mail client has been released. Notable features include "dark message mode" to adapt message content to dark mode, the ability to easily transfer desktop settings to the mobile Thunderbird client, experimental support for Microsoft Exchange, as well as global controls for message threading and sort order.
Thunderbird 140 is an extended-support release (ESR) which will be supported for 12 months. However, the Thunderbird project is trying to encourage users to adopt the Release channel for monthly updates instead. The project is staggering upgrades to 140 for existing Thunderbird users in order to catch any significant bugs before they are widely deployed, but users can upgrade manually via the Help > About menu. See the release notes for a full list of changes.
Thunderbird 140 is an extended-support release (ESR) which will be supported for 12 months. However, the Thunderbird project is trying to encourage users to adopt the Release channel for monthly updates instead. The project is staggering upgrades to 140 for existing Thunderbird users in order to catch any significant bugs before they are widely deployed, but users can upgrade manually via the Help > About menu. See the release notes for a full list of changes.
Worth taking a look at... (Score:2)
Thunderbird client, experimental support for Microsoft Exchange
I'll have to test it out. If it can sync with 365 calendars and contacts as well, I'll happily switch.
Re:Worth taking a look at... (Score:5, Informative)
I'll have to test it out. If it can sync with 365 calendars and contacts as well, I'll happily switch.
It offers a 365 connection option, but it then says you need a paid license to use that feature (provided by what looks like a 3rd party provider). Oh well
What's the word? (Score:1)
What's the word? Thunderbird.
How's it sold? Good and cold?
What's the jive? Bird's alive.
What's the price? Thirty twice.
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What's the word? Thunderbird.
How's it sold? Good and cold?
What's the jive? Bird's alive.
What's the price? Thirty twice.
In my experience, all of those are correct.
Re:Worth taking a look at... (Score:5, Informative)
I have been using TB with 365 mail, calendars and contacts for a long time. I use DavMail as a connector. DavMail appears as a POP/IMAP/SMTP/LDAP local server to which any UserAgent can connect. It handles the O365 protocol in the backstage (it only needs the TenantID; regular email password is managed by the UA; DavMail displays the MFA window as needed).
Davmail is FOSS and already packaged in your linux distro https://davmail.sourceforge.ne... [sourceforge.net]
It allows to use a O365 account homogeneously on a computer even when not all software support the protocol, centralising the session cookie. You could use TB and mutt for example.
Limitations. I found the Calendar to not be entirely reliable (I have the impression some events don't show up) but I don't use calendars often enough to be sure.
Good luck with that... (Score:2, Interesting)
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You need to upgrade the esr once a month or more anyway just to fix the latest batch of security issues.
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What are you on about? I've used Thunderbird since version 2. There was some update that broke extensions, but they literally haven't broken in years.
Re:Good luck with that... (Score:5, Informative)
Out of the 7 Thunderbird extensions I use, only SysTray-X used to break on each update, until the developer realised that the max version had to be set to 999 (or * like it's done on addons.mozilla.org). https://github.com/Ximi1970/sy... [github.com]
Since Firefox and Thunderbird switched to WebExtension APIs, extensions almost never break, as the APIs are stable. That wasn't the case with XUL overlay extensions.
Mobile Thunderbird client? (Score:2)
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"Dark message mode" (Score:3)
This isn't a feature, it's a bug fix. And, it's long overdue. But, huge thanks to the Thunderbird team for addressing this.
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Everything serious takes a long time with Mozilla (applies to their browsers too). I wonder if they'll ever announce that maildir support isn't experimental? It would also be nice if they dragged the Thunderbird editor out of 1998 and made writing emails a bit more modern. I use Thunderbird because I've used it since Netscape Navigator, but if I discovered it today, I'd just laugh and move on.
Outlook (Score:1)
ho hum (Score:2)
TB was mature with like version 50. The only further work should have been fixing bugs, not changing the UI every 5 minutes and adding features no one needs.