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Mozilla Thunderbird
Mozilla Thunderbird is a powerful, cross-platform Open Source e-mail client, RSS/Atom and news reader.
Installation
Ubuntu
9.04 Jaunty and above
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
Windows
XP and above
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.
Add-ons
The following lists all documented Add-ons:
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Tips and tricks
Add additional dictionaries and/or language packages
Have a look at Mozilla's Dictionaries & Language Packs website.
The Quick Locale Switcher add-on is a nice tool to switch between different installed dictionaries and language packs.
Prevent reply indicator chains ("Re: Aw: [...]")
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:
- Exit Thunderbird
- 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.