Mozilla Thunderbird

What is Thunderbird? client client Usenet newsgroup reader Usenet newsgroup reader RSS client RSS client Comparable to: Comparable to: –Outlook Express –Eudora –Netscape Communicator

Supported Platforms Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, XP Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, XP Linux Linux Mac OS X Mac OS X OS/2 OS/2 Solaris Solaris

Thunderbird Is Free Thunderbird is a free, open source program Thunderbird is a free, open source program Maintained by the Mozilla project Maintained by the Mozilla project Downloadable at Downloadable at

About the Mozilla Project Launched by Netscape in 1998 Launched by Netscape in 1998 Large, open source community of developers and testers Large, open source community of developers and testers Development roadmap available to the public Development roadmap available to the public Frequent releases Frequent releases Advocate for standards on the Net Advocate for standards on the Net

Features Multiple and newsgroup accounts Multiple and newsgroup accounts POP and IMAP protocols POP and IMAP protocols HTML mail formatting HTML mail formatting Import and export accounts and messages Import and export accounts and messages Spell check as you type Spell check as you type Deleting and detaching file attachments Deleting and detaching file attachments Advanced message filtering Advanced message filtering Folder retention rules Folder retention rules Customizable Customizable stored as plain text stored as plain text

Features Not Included Calendar, notes, and task management Calendar, notes, and task management Support for HTML (e.g. Hotmail) Support for HTML (e.g. Hotmail)

Junk Mail Filters Adaptive junk mail detection “learns” what is junk and what is not junk Adaptive junk mail detection “learns” what is junk and what is not junk Will use your mail provider’s spam filters Will use your mail provider’s spam filters Marking a message as “junk” is as easy as clicking a button Marking a message as “junk” is as easy as clicking a button

Anti-phishing Protection Thunderbird alerts you when a message might be a scam

Security S/MIME S/MIME Digital signing Digital signing Message encryption Message encryption Certificates and security devices Certificates and security devices Attachments never run without permission Attachments never run without permission Does not allow scripts to run by default Does not allow scripts to run by default Does not display pictures by default Does not display pictures by default

Automatic Updates Automatically downloaded in the background Automatically downloaded in the background Prompts you to install them when ready Prompts you to install them when ready

Customizations Customizable toolbar Customizable toolbar Extensions Extensions Themes Themes Three unique message views Three unique message views Mail views to sort your Mail views to sort your

Extensions Small program add-ons that extend the capabilities of Thunderbird Small program add-ons that extend the capabilities of Thunderbird Available on Mozilla’s website Available on Mozilla’s website Made by third parties, so they may be risky Made by third parties, so they may be risky

Sampling of Extensions DictionarySearch: Look up a selected word in an online dictionary DictionarySearch: Look up a selected word in an online dictionary Contacts Sidebar: Display address book in a sidebar Contacts Sidebar: Display address book in a sidebar StockTicker: Show favorite stocks in a customizable ticker StockTicker: Show favorite stocks in a customizable ticker

What Don’t I Like? When copying or moving messages, folder navigation is clumsy and error-prone at best When copying or moving messages, folder navigation is clumsy and error-prone at best When in the midst of selecting a folder to move or copy a message to, there is no way to create a new folder When in the midst of selecting a folder to move or copy a message to, there is no way to create a new folder

Cool Geek Trick Set up a multi-boot system with Windows XP and Linux Set up a multi-boot system with Windows XP and Linux Install Thunderbird for Windows and set up your account Install Thunderbird for Windows and set up your account Install Thunderbird for Linux Install Thunderbird for Linux Copy and tweak the preferences file to access the folders and messages stored on the Windows partition Copy and tweak the preferences file to access the folders and messages stored on the Windows partition