Mozilla Thunderbird

Mozilla Thunderbird is a powerful, cross-platform Open Source e-mail client, RSS/Atom and news reader.

Simply install the following package(s):

• thunderbird (main)

To localize Thunderbird (non-English), you have to install the fitting thunderbird-locale-<lang> package, e.g.

• thunderbird-locale-de (main)

for German. To list all available locale-packages, open a terminal and run

apt-cache search ^thunderbird-locale

Simply download the installer and execute it with administrator privileges.

Or use Thunderbird Portable which got some advantages compared to a traditional installation:

• You can place and move your Thunderbird Folder wherever you want (e.g. temporarily move it to an external storage device).
• Very easy GnuPG integration: Simply download the current Windows binaries (w32cli), decompress the .exe file with WinRAR or a comparable program and place the files within […]\ThunderbirdPortable\App\gpg\. Install Enigmail afterwards and everything is fine regarding e-mail encryption.

The following lists all documented Add-ons:

Have a look at Mozilla's Dictionaries & Language Packs website.

Some e-mail applications are using localized non-standard reply indicators, e.g. a German MS Outlook is using “Aw:” instead of “Re:”. MozillaZine KB provides a solution for this (but it does not influence existing mails, only new ones).

Summary:

1. Exit Thunderbird
2. Open your profile's user.js and add the following:

   // Recognition of localized reply indicators
   user_pref("mailnews.localizedRe", "AW,Aw,Antwort,VS,Vs,SV,Sv,Svar");

   You can add more non-standard reply indicators by appending them as comma separated values.

• Official Thunderbird Project Page
• Mozilla Thunderbird
• Thunderbird
• Die Dateien im Profil kurz erklärt
• FAQ:Aw statt Re - Wieso kommt Thunderbird nicht mit "Aw:" anstatt "Re:" im Betreff zurecht?
• Thunderbird in Verbindung mit IMAP: Migrations-Tipps und -Stolpersteine