Thunderbird 1.0
Mozilla released Thunderbird 1.0 this morning. If you are looking for a solid e-mail client to replace Outlook or Outlook Express, this is your application. I have been using it since version 0.6 as my main e-mail client, and have not regretted it. Even when I switched from my Dell laptop to my Powerbook, moving all my e-mail and contacts over was a piece of cake.
In other news, Firefox\ 1.0 has hit 9 million downloads in just under a month. It would be cool if it hit 10 million on December 9.
December 7th, 2004
I’ve been using it since the first Minotaur beta. Even back then it felt so much better than outlook express. Thunderbird 1.0 is lightyears ahead to the competition. Congrats to the people at Mozilla!
One thing: be sure to delete the Thunderbird folder when upgrading to ensure a care-free installation.
December 7th, 2004
I actually just installed on top of my previous install (1.0PR on OS X) without any problems.
December 8th, 2004
I’ve been using Thunderbird 0.8 on WinXP (only about 2 months now) but I want to upgrade as soon as I figure out how to. :) Just in the past couple of days, Thunderbird just all of a sudden quits working. It won’t send or receive. I have to shut it down and bring it back up to get it to work again. Kind of frustrating. I’m a bit nervous about upgrading because I don’t want to lose anything.
December 8th, 2004
Debbie, I sent you an e-mail about backing up your thunderbird stuff before installing the new version.
December 10th, 2004
Jeremy, I appreciate the email. Many thanks! It worked like a charm,