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We never did a proper #introduction, did we? 😲

Hi Fediverse, we're Thunderbird, an #opensource #email client available for free on Linux, Windows, MacOS and now on Android!

You can use Thunderbird for managing an unlimited number of mail accounts, calendars, newsgroup accounts, and RSS feeds. You can also chat using your @matrix account.

💙 LIKES: Open standards, privacy, freedom, customization.

🚫 DISLIKES: Proprietary code.

Nice to meet you 📩

#email #opensource #introduction @The Matrix.org Foundation
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It’s 🕔 somewhere

I would love to see it on iOS/iPhoneOS. There are many good alternative mail clients on that platform, but only Apple Mail supports S/MIME. Would make my day to have Thunderbird w S/MIME in the space.
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HyL☮️🚲🇨🇦

LOOOONGtime user of TBird. Love it. Use it instead of my institution's enterprize version of GoogleSuite... BUT, why, why, why does (regular) googlemail have such issues with TBird? Why does it think TBird is 'insecure'? Why is 2-factor auth so unstable? I'd really like to know.

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𝕊𝕙𝕒𝕕𝕠𝕨

Hi :thunderbird: team I've used :thunderbird: for years first with Windows Vista or 7 in 09 now with :linux: it's been rock solid! It's an essential download for me. I remember on Wikipedia it says :thunderbird: is used by the French Military that endorsement made me try it out!😂 Keep up the good work!👍🏻
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𝕊𝕙𝕒𝕕𝕠𝕨

I don't know actually, you type in the name of the software with : at the front & : at the end, lower case no space. It's used here on the @fosstodon instance, others include :firefox: :libreoffice: :linux: :android: etc. A lot of us have these in our bios to exoress support for the software we use. Perhaps @fosstodon admins @kev & @mike know?
@Mike Stone @Fosstodon @Kev Quirk
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@jwir3 it's a long and somewhat confusing history.

But this post from 2020 should fill in some of the blanks: blog.thunderbird.net/2020/01/t…

As we get close to the end of 2022, we are thriving and can't wait for you to see what's next.

This will also give you some insight into the health of Thunderbird: blog.thunderbird.net/2022/05/t…

Thunderbird By The Numbers: Our 2021 Financial Report

Thunderbird's 2021 income was outstanding! Here's a snapshot of income and spending, and how it affects the future of Thunderbird.
Jason Evangelho (The Thunderbird Blog)
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Fenrir

I've been using Thunderbird for a while now and I'm really falling in love with it. I just wish it was a bit more user friendly and "good looking". It's the best in features, but falls a bit behind other email clients when it comes to the UI an UX, especially to non tech savvy people.
Regardless of that, it's still the best client I know, an it's cross platform.
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Kara Shallenberg

oh hello! I currently use Mailplane on macOS because it plays nicely with both of my gmail accounts and my google calendar, but the dev says it’s gonna stop working soon (thanks google 🙄) so it’s nice to know of an opensource email client to try!
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atomicwrites

Coming to #android? No way! Currently using FairMail, but honestly the interface is pretty rough. And the other #foss option I'm aware of is K9 which is very old school and doesn't really cater to the archiving approach to email. I'm really excited to see what Thunderbird will bring.
#android #foss
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Allan Paterson 🐟#FBPE #FBPPR

Well, this is great news! I use Thunderbird on my desktop and it is very good, I was told development had stopped but obviously not. Thank you, great product! I can highly recommend.
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Caitlin mka Katie

interesting feature with #Android...
but i'm a burned child.. on my windows it wasn't able for me to use IMAP
will there be improvements to use IMAP for android as my Windows laptop has retired and now i'm using Android devices only
#android
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Bob Wyman

In addition to email, newsgroups, chat, etc. does Thunderbird currently support Mastodon?

Are Thunderbird's WebExtension mechanisms sufficiently powerful to enable developers to add a Mastodon or ActivityPub mode to Thunderbird?

Are you working on building ActivityPub or Mastodon support for Thunderbird?

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TK-421

👋

TK-421 here. Galactic Empire. Dislikes: The Rebel Alliance and big tech suck ups bowing to Trump, kissing the ring and giving $1m for the pleasure.

Could you have a chat with your cousin Firefox and get them to post on the Fediverse too so we can avoid Musk and Zuck please.

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@jose_relland Thanks so much for using us, and we're so glad to here the QR code worked exactly the way we designed it to! (And a great place to show support for adding contacts and calendar to the mobile apps is connect.mozilla.org - our official feedback site!)

Mozilla Connect

Share product feedback, submit ideas for new features, and help shape future releases.
connect.mozilla.org
@JRelland :flower:
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AskPippa🇨🇦

I use Thunderbird to retrieve gmails on my desktop. I just changed my gmail password and for some reason can;t update the password on Thunderbird (I posted a call for help on my page today). Um... can I get help here...?
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@AskPippa Gmail should be using OAuth to connect, and we have an article on dealing with Gmail authorization issues here support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/t… and here: support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/a… - let us know if you still need help after trying the advice here, or open a question in Mozilla Support for our community!

Automatic Conversion of Google mail accounts to OAuth 2.0 Authentication | Thunderbird Help

Thunderbird 91.8.0, released 5th April 2022, converts Gmail accounts to OAuth 2.0 in compliance with Google's schedule for requiring this login method.
support.mozilla.org
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IxI_JOKER_IxI

Будь ласка. Я є тестувальником всіх продуктів Mozilla і Thunderbird.
Але ніяк не можу достукатись до ваших розробників, щоб підняти дуже важливі моменти які ніяк не можуть реалізувати. Може ви зможете зробити пост обговорення і зрушити з мертвої точки.
Чому при встановлені не можна обрати папку де буде збережена саме пошта і профіль. Бо без цього починається складності. Коли підключаєш свій акаунт, він автоматично на диск С кидається. А потім переносити його.