Thunderbird 15 Beta released

Thunderbird 15 Beta is now available for download and testing. Thunderbird is a free, open source, cross-platform e-mail and developed by the Mozilla Foundation. what’s new in this beta version of thunderbird?

Integration of Chat with unified global search
Do Not Track option has been added
New Australis User Interface
Ubuntu One has been added to the list of online storage providers for Filelink
Various fixes and performance improvements
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Thunderbird 14 released

Thunderbird 14 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?

Security fixes:

Code execution through javascript: URLs
Content Security Policy 1.0 implementation errors cause data leakage
JSDependentString::undepend string conversion results in memory corruption
X-Frame-Options header ignored when duplicated
Out of bounds read in QCMS
Same-compartment Security Wrappers can be bypassed
use-after-free in nsGlobalWindow::PageHidden
Improper filtering of javascript in HTML feed-view
Spoofing issue with location
Gecko memory corruption
Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:14.0/ rv:10.0.6)
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Mozilla cuts down innovation on Thunderbird

Mitchell Baker, the Chairman of the Mozilla Foundation has announced that continued innovation on Thunderbird is not a priority for Mozilla and that the most critical needs for the product are on-going security and stability. Thunderbird is already pretty much what its users want and there is not a high demand for innovation in this field.

Mozilla also said that there are 20 million thunderbird users worldwide.
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Thunderbird 13.0.1 released

Thunderbird 13.0.1 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 version of thunderbird?

Fixed:
YouSendIt no longer expires Filelinks after 1 week.
The prompt given when a password had changed sometimes referred to a network error rather than a change of password.
Some Linux users may have been unable to start Thunderbird from outside the installation directory.
Miscellaneous other stability and display updates.
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Thunderbird 13 released

Thunderbird 13 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?

Filelink: Upload your files to an online storage service and send links to your friends, avoiding bounce back due to large attachments.YouSendIt brings this feature.

In partnership with Gandi and Hover, now sign up for a personalized email address from within Thunderbird. Along with your new email address, Thunderbird will be automatically set up and ready to send and receive messages.

The minimum system requirements for Windows are now Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later
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Thunderbird 12.0.1 released

Thunderbird 12.0.1 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?

Fix various issues relating to new mail notifications and filtering on POP3 based accounts
Fixes an occasional startup crash seen in TB 12.0
Fixes an issue with corrrupted message bodies when using movemail
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Thunderbird 12 released

Thunderbird 12 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?

Global Search results now include message extracts in the results
Fixed Various improvements to RSS feed subscription and general feed handling
Thunderbird now supports add-ons that provide different types of local mail storage
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Thunderbird 11.0.1 released

Thunderbird 11.0.1 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 an issue that may cause hangs when handling IMAP mail
Fixes an issue that may cause filters that move mail to specific folders to be erronously changed

Known Issues:
If you are unable to view content for your RSS feeds in the Wide View Layout, you may need to disable the Lightning Calendar add-on if you have it installed or switch to Classic View and restart Thunderbird.
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Thunderbird 11 released

Thunderbird 11 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?

New user interface with Tabs above the main menu bar to facilitate navigation and make it more contextual
Fixed:Thunderbird notifications may not work properly with Growl 1.3 or later
Fixes a crash seen during importing of Microsoft Outlook profiles

security fixes:
Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:11.0/ rv:10.0.3 / rv:1.9.2.28)
window.fullScreen writeable by untrusted content
Crash when accessing keyframe cssText after dynamic modification
Escalation of privilege with Javascript: URL as home page
XSS with multiple Content Security Policy headers
SVG issues found with Address Sanitizer
XSS with Drag and Drop and Javascript: URL
Use-after-free in shlwapi.dll
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Thunderbird 10 released

Thunderbird 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?

New ability to search the Web
Improvements to email search
Several fixes when drafting email
and several other platform fixes
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