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Comments on: Featured Freeware: Thunderbird

Although not as widely used as its bigger sibling, Mozilla's Thunderbird does for email what Firefox does for Web browsing. From phishing filters to customizable tagging to extensions, this email client has it all.

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by 0zSpit May 18, 2008 4:24 AM PDT: why feature things that have been around a while. people try this out then go back to their regular e-mail accounts. this doesn't really sync with your e-mail client, if you delete something them go to the actual e-mail site it's still there. you should feature things you've tested and gave a real inspection instead of pushing off the same old garbage your sponsors are hocking, with the same old review it had years earlier. plus if you have firefox they have extensions that do this exact same thing. nothing worse than junking up your computer with unneeded software.; Like this Reply to this comment


by Kat1110 May 18, 2008 5:52 AM PDT: I've been using Thunderbird on an old laptop for about 4 months to try it out (I had been using AOL on my desktop for several years) and I've grown to love it. I hate using webmail and after AOL mysteriously crashed and refused to open for the umpteenth time, I had no qualms about uninstalling AOL (which is an ongoing exercise, to be sure!) and installing and using Thunderbird on my desktop. That has been a little over 2 months now and I'm still without regret over the move. I had given OE a try a couple of times on both the laptop and desktop but it never went smoothly, so with the constant security threats that arise (with OE), Thunderbird was a no-brainer as my chosen option. It's obvious to me that the previous commenter either never really gave Thunderbird a try (nor am I sure he even has used FF either, with that extension comment) or he's extremely cranky due to the hour he was making his comment....

I'm awaiting the delivery of my new laptop and I will be installing Thunderbird at my first opportunity. But don't try it (or not) because I like it or because the previous writer doesn't, try it because it has been given universally good reviews for everything from it's own add-on extensions to it's ease of use. With it's open source contributions it also, like FF, has a quick response to security issues... waiting for the monthly security updates from MS only to find that an issue has not been resolved yet is not only nerve-wracking and frustrating, it puts your computers at risk.; Like this Reply to this comment

by lifeguardguy May 18, 2008 10:39 AM PDT

I've been using Thunderbird for a couple years now and it syncs perfectly with Google's Gmail. You can choose to delete your mail automatically from the web based e-mail once it forwards to Thunderbird. It's quick, easier to use than Outlook, and you can customize it! This is a great e-mail program! Try it and see for yourself!

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by Malicity May 19, 2008 12:15 AM PDT: If you could explain how, I'd greatly appreciate it. Looked around a bit, but there's no hard and fast answer except going through all this crap about making an external IMAP account...; Like this


by Malicity May 19, 2008 12:18 AM PDT: If you could explain how, I'd greatly appreciate it. Looked around a bit, but there's no hard and fast answer except going through all this crap about making an external IMAP account...; Like this Reply to this comment