When it comes to email discussions with multiple participants, it sometimes happens that the discussion takes a turn that is no longer of interest to individual users. This can be a discussion on a mailing list for instance, where other members of the list discuss specific topics. Being part of the mailing list however means [...]

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The Windows Live team announced yesterday that they added additional security features to Windows Live Hotmail. The majority of those features were aimed at protecting email accounts against hijackers, and improving options to recover hacked accounts. This guide describes how to configure Hotmail’s new security features to improve the overall security of the email account. [...]

Categories: Email, Microsoft

Microsoft Outlook uses Personal Storage Table (.pst) files to save emails, calendar events and to-do lists. The pst files can be password protected but even Microsoft admits that this specific type of protection offers limited security. Outlook Password Recovery, and Outlook Express Password Recovery are two free programs to recover the password of a pst [...]

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Mozilla Messaging has just released a new version of the email client Mozilla Thunderbird. The new version raises the version of the email client to 3.1.2. The developers consider the release a stability fix. Bugzilla lists seven bugs that have been fixed in the new release. Two of the bugs have been rated as major, [...]

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Duplicate contacts are a issue on today’s Internet for many users. Many web services, including email or social networking sites, maintain a contacts – or friends – database, which consists of people the account owner knows. It is sometimes possible to synchronize or import contacts, but more often than not that is not the case. [...]

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Disposable email address services provide access to temporary email addresses, that often require no registration. Those instant email addresses are used to register accounts at websites without revealing personal or work related email addresses. Lets exemplify the signup process. The registration process remains the same, the only difference is the email address that is entered [...]

Categories: Browsing, Email, Firefox

A new version of the Mozilla Thunderbird email client is currently processed to be released later today. Thunderbird 3.1.1 fixes several security and stability issues, much like the new Firefox version that was released earlier today. The new version is currently only available on the official Mozilla release ftp server, with a slim chance of [...]

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No password protection is enabled by default in the email client Mozilla Thunderbird. Anyone with access to the computer system is able to open Thunderbird, read the emails and look at contacts and other information stored in the software. This lack of protection could be a problem if multiple users are using the computer or [...]

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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 [...]

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