Mozilla Messaging, the development team responsible for the Thunderbird email client, has just released Thunderbird 3.1. The new version is distributed to the world wide mirror server network before the official announcement on the website.
The homepage has already been changed to provide visitors with information about Thunderbird 3.1, the latest available version however is still Thunderbird 3.0.5 at the time of writing.
Thunderbird 3.1 comes with several new and improved features including a quick filter toolbar to search and sort through mail folders in realtime, faster search results thanks to improved message indexing, an improved migration assistant to aid Thunderbird 2 users who migrate to Thunderbird 3.1 and a saved files manger that displays all files that have been saved in that session.
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Thunderbird 3.1 is available in 48 different langauges for Windows, Macintosh and Linux systems. Downloads will likely be enabled later today on the official website and the automatic update in the email client should recognize the new version in the next 48 hours.
Thunderbird users who cannot wait to get their hands on the latest iteration of the email software can download it from the official Mozilla ftp server or one of the community mirror sites.
Update: Downloads have been enabled on the official website, no need to download the client from mirror sites.
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