Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5 for OS/2 & eCS has been released. As was the case with Firefox, Thunderbird 1.5 is an immense improvement over it's 1.0.x predecessor. Aside from improvements to stability, the following is a partial listing of features that differentiate the new Thunderbird.
New features since Thunderbird 1.0.x include:
* Spell check as you type.
* Automated update to streamline product upgrades.
* Built in phishing detector to help protect users against email scams.
* Podcasting and other RSS Improvements.
* Deleting attachments from messages.
* Integration with server side spam filtering.
* Reply and forward actions for message filters.
* Kerberos Authentication.
* Auto save as draft for mail composition.
* Support for saved search folders that can search across multiple accounts.
* Support for message threads for single folder saved search folders.
* Improvements to product usability including redesigned options UI, search and filter UI, and SMTP server management.
* Filters for Global Inbox.
* Many security enhancements
You can download it here:
NOTE: This release requires C runtime DLLs from Innotek. The latest version is 0.5.1, which includes an installer. Available here:
http://download.innotek.de/gccos2/runtime/libc-0.5.1.exe
Thunderbird extensions (add-ons) that add new functionality are available here:
https://addons.update.mozilla.org/extensions/?application=thunderbird
Thunderbird themes (skins) are available here:
https://addons.update.mozilla.org/themes/?application=thunderbird
A utility to migrate mail from PMMail to Thunderbird is available here:
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/internet/mail/reader/pmm_tbird.zip
For more information on the Thunderbird e-mail and newsgroup client:
http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/
For a list of what's new in this release:
http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/releases/1.5.html
Tips and tricks for Thunderbird can be found here:
http://www.mozilla.org/support/thunderbird/tips
And finally, if you still have questions, or just want to participate in a Mozilla for OS/2 discussion forum, the Warpzilla newsgroup can be found here:
news://news.mozilla.org/netscape.public.mozilla.os2
Regards,
Sander Nyman
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