gHacks technology news » thunderbird download http://www.ghacks.net A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:14:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 How To Download Old Firefox And Thunderbird Releases http://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/01/how-to-download-old-firefox-and-thunderbird-releases/ http://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/01/how-to-download-old-firefox-and-thunderbird-releases/#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2009 07:24:57 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=14943 firefoxA Ghacks reader recently posted a comment asking whether it was possible to download old releases of Thunderbird. The situation was that he switched to Thunderbird 3 beta 3 and noticed that some of the add-ons that he had installed were not working anymore. The official websites that provide downloads of Firefox and Thunderbird only offer the latest version of the software programs. This is done to protect the users from downloading outdated, insecure or unstable versions of a software.

It is therefor usually not a good idea to download and install an old version. It might be different during beta testing but it is generally recommended to figure out other ways of coping with a problem.

There is however a very easy way of downloading old versions of either Thunderbird or Firefox. Just point your web browser to ftp.mozilla.org and visit the ftp repositories for either program. The ftp server not only lists the latest version but also all other releases that have been created in the past. Here are the direct links:

  • ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/thunderbird/releases/
  • ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/

Again: It can be highly problematic to install old releases. Make sure you backup the data before installing an older version of Thunderbird or Firefox.

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]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/01/how-to-download-old-firefox-and-thunderbird-releases/feed/ 7 Thunderbird 3 Beta 2 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/02/27/thunderbird-3-beta-2/ http://www.ghacks.net/2009/02/27/thunderbird-3-beta-2/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:41:06 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=10811 The Thunderbird email client team is making progress. They released Thunderbird 3 Beta 2 yesterday for public download. Interested users should keep in mind that this is a beta version of the email client. It feels very stable but it can still produce bugs that might delete things unrecoverably. It is therefor not suggested to try out Thunderbird 3 Beta 2 in a work environment. More than 342 changes have been made between beta 1 and beta 2, many bug fixes but some more notable ones include new features like the archiving feature that has been taken right from Gmail. Thunderbird is automatically creating a new entry Archives in the mail folder structure with subfolders for years and months.

Messages can be archived pressing the A key highlighted or by using the archive button that appears in the header area of each message. They will be automatically sorted into the correct year and month folder in the mail structure. That’s very handy for users who receive lots of messages per day that they have to keep.

Another change is a central activity manager that lists the most recent changes in the email client, e.g. retrieving or moving mail. That’s not a lot of new features but Thunderbird was already a very solid mail client. Especially the archiving feature can save lots of time for some users. Thunderbird 3 beta 2 is available for all supported operating systems and languages.

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]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2009/02/27/thunderbird-3-beta-2/feed/ 7 Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 Released http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/30/mozilla-thunderbird-20019-released/ http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/30/mozilla-thunderbird-20019-released/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:00:18 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=9448 A new version of the popular email client Thunderbird is currently distributed to official mirror website which means it is usually only a matter of 12-24 hours before the announcement of the new release is published on the Thunderbird homepage. It takes another 12-24 hours before the build in update checker will notify the user about the available update of the email client. Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 is already available for download on the primary ftp server ftp.mozilla.org.

Downloads are provided for all supported operating systems and languages and it is only a matter of finding the right location. This can be confusing, here are a few direct links:

Windows US Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.19
Linux US Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.19
Mac US Mozilla Thundebird 2.0.0.19

And the links to the folders that contain all language versions:

Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 Windows
Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 Linux
Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 Mac

The new version can be installed as usual. There are no release notes yet, they will most likely be published later today on the Mozilla Thunderbird website.

Update:

Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 fixes seven security vulnerabilities.

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]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/30/mozilla-thunderbird-20019-released/feed/ 5 Thunderbird 2 Release Candidate 1 Download http://www.ghacks.net/2007/03/30/thunderbird-2-release-candidate-1-download/ http://www.ghacks.net/2007/03/30/thunderbird-2-release-candidate-1-download/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2007 12:39:54 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2007/03/30/thunderbird-2-release-candidate-1-download/ Look what is appearing on the Mozilla ftp site today: The release candidate 1 of the upcoming mail client Thunderbird 2. Developers claim that it has zero bugs at the moment. That is probably the main reason they announced community test day which is actually today. So, if you want to take part and test the release candidate and provide feedback to the Mozilla developers download it right now from the official Mozilla ftp site. It should be noted that Thunderbird is still only a release candidate and you should take extra precaution before you use it.

Maybe you would like to know about the new features that are introduced in Thunderbird 2 ? One feature is that you can tag messages which could be a great new way of finding mails quickly. Thunderbird 2 comes with full Windows Vista support, an updated extension system and quick access to popular web mail services. The Thunderbird team published information on what needs to be tested and every user can report tests to help improve Thunderbird 2.

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