This new version of Thunderbird provides more protection that the first version because the Bayesian filters are improved. The other protection tool is the built in anti-spam filter, which makes it so you won't be bothered again, just by checking certain messages as spam. The client tries to alert you if it discovers that the message is a common e-mail scam. In order to keep you safe, Mozilla implemented an anti-phishing protection filter. If you do have an e-mail account with a Web interface, then maybe you shouldn't delete the e-mail server's copy, especially if you use that address for online purchasing. I strongly recommend you to be very careful what settings you make for the client in every account. If your account is well configured you can use it without any trouble. The SMTP configuration is also featuring the support for SSL and TLS cryptographic security protocols.

You can use the provided settings for that account such, as the user name, server and type of connection. The outgoing SMTP server is easy to set up. You can pick which type of account you have, when you add it manually or by choosing it from the account's preferences panel. Thus, if you do have an account that requires this type of connections, then you can use it because SSL and TLS are supported.īoth POP 3 and IMAP 4 e-mail protocols are supported by this application. You can use e-mail accounts that require secure connections. Mozilla didn't forget about the supported technologies either. You can also find lots of additions for this client in Mozilla's own add-ons page. You can customize it by installing a new theme every time you want. The skin support is also the same as the one used by Firefox. There are some of them that are specially designed for this application and they can extend its functionality.

Not all Firefox extensions are compatible with Thunderbird though. You have the same extension support that you can find in Mozilla Firefox. An HTML based e-mail or a newsfeed uses this rendering engine for displaying the content. Mozilla uses this engine for all its products so Thunderbird isn't an exception. It has built in an RSS/Atom Client which can be used in order to read your newsfeeds and blogs.Īnother nice thing about it is the fact that it’s powered by the Gecko engine. Thunderbird can offer even more functionality than a regular e-mail client. This interface is very flexible and you can select various settings that can modify its look. Thunderbird provides you an interface that looks like the built in Mail application. Mozilla Thunderbird is an Open Source e-mail client developed by Mozilla Corporation.

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