Thunderbird 24 released

Thunderbird 24 is now available for download. Thunderbird is a free, open source, cross-platform e-mail and developed by the Mozilla Foundation. What’s new in this version of thunderbird?

Message threads can now be ignored or watched.
Emails can now be sent to IDN based email addresses.
Zoom functionality is now available in the compose window.
In the Compose window, ctrl/cmd + and ctrl/cmd – now change the zoom setting rather than the font size.
In Twitter, replying to a tweet now replies to all users, just like on the Twitter website.
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Thunderbird 17.0.7 released

Thunderbird 17.0.7 is now available for download. Thunderbird is a free, open source, cross-platform e-mail and developed by the Mozilla Foundation.

What’s new in this version of thunderbird?

Fixes:

XrayWrappers can be bypassed to run user defined methods in a privileged context.
PreserveWrapper has inconsistent behavior.
SVG filters can lead to information disclosure.
Data in the body of XHR HEAD requests leads to CSRF attacks.
Execution of unmapped memory through onreadystatechange event.
Privileged content access and execution via XBL.
Memory corruption found using Address Sanitizer.
Miscellaneous memory safety hazards.
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Thunderbird 17.0.6 released

Thunderbird 17.0.6 is now available for download. Thunderbird is a free, open source, cross-platform e-mail and developed by the Mozilla Foundation.

What’s new in this version of thunderbird?

Fixes:
Thunderbird now supports the Twitter API version 1.1 ahead of Twitter closing the 1.0 version.

Security fixes:
Memory corruption found using Address Sanitizer
Uninitialized functions in DOMSVGZoomEvent
Use-after-free with video and onresize event
Privileged access for content level constructor
Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:21.0 / rv:17.0.6)

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Thunderbird 17.0.5 released

Thunderbird 17.0.5 is now available for download. Thunderbird is a free, open source, cross-platform e-mail and developed by the Mozilla Foundation.

What’s new in this version of thunderbird?

Fixes:
Adjusting font size when composing emails should be easier

Security fixes:
Out-of-bounds array read in CERT_DecodeCertPackage
Cross-site scripting (XSS) using timed history navigations
Bypass of SOW protections allows cloning of protected nodes
WebGL crash with Mesa graphics driver on Linux
Privilege escalation through Mozilla Updater
Privilege escalation through Mozilla Maintenance Service
Out-of-bounds write in Cairo library
Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:20.0 / rv:17.0.5)
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Thunderbird 17.0.2 released

Thunderbird 17.0.2 is now available for download. Thunderbird is a free, open source, cross-platform e-mail and developed by the Mozilla Foundation.

What’s new in this version of thunderbird?

Fixed:

Pressing the ‘x’ button on Windows now closes only one window rather than the whole application
An issue that caused occasional corruption in local folders after filtering
An issue that caused deletion of drafts saved in IMAP folders whilst in offline mode
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Thunderbird 17 released

Thunderbird 17 is now available for download. Thunderbird is a free, open source, cross-platform e-mail and developed by the Mozilla Foundation.

What’s new in this version of thunderbird?

A Menu Button is now shown to new users by default
Tabs are now drawn in the title bar on Windows
Mac OS X 10.5 is no longer supported

Fixed:
An issue causing spell-checking only parts of words in Thunderbird 16
An issue causing Thunderbird 16 to repeatedly download emails
RSS feeds can now be viewed in the Wide View Layout
Various fixes and performance improvements
Various security fixes
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Thunderbird 16 released

Thunderbird 16 is now available for download. Thunderbird is a free, open source, cross-platform e-mail and developed by the Mozilla Foundation.

What’s new in this version of thunderbird?

Now added box.com to the list of online storage services that are available for use with Thunderbird Filelink.
Silent, background updates. Thunderbird will now download and apply updates in the background.

Fixed:
Various fixes and performance improvements
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Thunderbird 15.0.1 released

Thunderbird 15.0.1 released

Thunderbird 15.0.1 is now available for download.Thunderbird is a free, open source, cross-platform e-mail and developed by the Mozilla Foundation. This is a bug fix release.What’s new in this release?

Fixed:Stability issues causing crashes when searching emails and forwarding emails.
Fixed:Find and replace and some other actions in the compose window were not working correctly.
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Thunderbird 15 released

Thunderbird 15 is now available for download. Thunderbird is a free, open source, cross-platform e-mail and developed by the Mozilla Foundation.

What’s new in this version of thunderbird?

Multi-Channel Chat: You now can enjoy real time conversation with your contacts, right from your favorite messaging application.
Do Not Track: This option has been implemented as an addition to Search the Web.
Ubuntu One is now supported in Filelink – the option to upload large attachments to online storage services.
New User Interface: Thunderbird is replicating the new look and feel of Mozilla Firefox in an effort to provide a similar user experience across all Mozilla software desktop or mobile and all platforms.
Various fixes and performance improvements
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