For example, Thunderbird doesn't display the date on messages less than one day old, though you can change this by manually editing a user preferences file. Hey, isn't that Outlook Express? No, wait, it's Firefox! Guess again: it's Thunderbird 1.0 release candidate, slick and easy software for reading your mail, blogs, and newsgroups.ĭownside: There are a few small annoyances. And though it doesn't have the contact management and scheduling muscle of a program such as Outlook, it's a lot sleeker and swifter-more sports car than SUV. The interface looks like a hybrid between the Firefox browser and Outlook Express, making it extremely intuitive. At install, it automatically imports account settings and addresses from Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook Express, Eudora, or Netscape Mail the 1.0 candidate also transports unopened mail from your old in-box. Upside: Well designed, easy to use, free for the download (with no ads in sight)-what more could you want from an e-mail client? Well, how about a built-in junk-mail filter and an RSS reader? Or smart search tools that let you save the results in a folder and run the search again at a later date? Or the ability to color-code messages for easier sorting? Did we mention that it works across the Windows, Mac, Linux, and Solaris platforms?īut most compellingly, Thunderbird provides big gains with almost no pain.
This release candidate (for testing purposes, available in somewhat cryptic form at the Thunderbirds Builds forum) is nearly complete, but as with all beta software, we suggest you wait and install the final version on your primary PC. It's as easy to use as Outlook Express but far more powerful, and it's superior to the idiosyncratic Eudora 6.0 or the ponderous Outlook 2003. The newly minted 1.0 release candidate isn't entirely free of flaws, but it runs rings around the more well-established mail clients.
Now, the Mozilla Foundation aims to do it again with its open-source e-mail program, Thunderbird. The Mozilla Firefox browser has already won the hearts and mice of millions of disgruntled Internet Explorer users. Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 release candidate
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