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Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0Reviewer’s Guide

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Thunderbird Reviewer’s Guide

Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCING MOZILLA THUNDERBIRD 1.0 ............................................... 3

2. JUNK MAIL FILTERS AND VIRUS PROTECTION ............................................. 4

3. MANAGING EMAIL ................................................................................... 6

4. RSS NEWS AND BLOG FEEDS.................................................................. 11

5. SUMMARY OF FEATURES........................................................................ 12

6. APPENDIX............................................................................................. 14


1. Introducing Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0

Reclaim your inboxThe new Thunderbird 1.0 puts you in control of your email

Thunderbird is the new consumer email and newsgroup client from the Mozilla Foundation thathelps power users to manage increasing number of daily emails and much more. Innovative newfeatures include: an adaptive junk mail filter, integrated RSS reader, extension support, and a hostof email management tools. Thunderbird is the perfect complement to Mozilla Firefox.

Thunderbird sits on top of the Gecko rendering engine – the browser engine that leads the industryin support of Web standards, for rich HTML emails and RSS feeds. An advanced feature set, cross-platform support, open source collaboration, and easy migration, makes Thunderbird the bestchoice for reading email, not junk.

Thunderbird is available for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and many different languages.

Thunderbird1.0 Key Features:

Adaptive junk mail filter

Message views and filters

Privacy Controls

Global Inbox

Multiple account & identity support

Integrated RSS viewer

Quick search

Integrated address book

Themes and extensions

Digital signing and encryption

Download Thunderbird 1.0 now at http://GetThunderbird.com.


2. Junk Mail Filters and Virus Protection

Thunderbird introduces features that focus on two major problems for email – spam andviruses. A smart, adaptive junk mail filter, message filters, and privacy controls are built into help protect you against spammers. The right user settings and architecture makeThunderbird less susceptible to common email viruses.

Adaptive junk mail controls

Thunderbird’s adaptive junk mail controlseffectively identify spam so you can spend moretime reading email than dealing with spam.

Based on advanced Bayesian filter algorithms1,Thunderbird’s filters learn from the emails thatyou receive. Simply mark emails that are junk,mark emails that are not junk, and after the shorttraining period, your junk mail problemsdisappear.

The adaptive junk mail controls are built-in toThunderbird while similar filters are available asan add-on to Microsoft’s Outlook.2 UnlikeOutlook, there are no email filter updates todownload and manage.

Advanced settings allow you to specify whichfolder to move junk mail to as well asautomatically deleting messages based on a number of days. Thunderbird also white listssenders in your address book to prevent messages from falsely being marked as junk.

Enhancing Server-based Spam Blocking

Many email services, such as Yahoo!Mail, Gmail and many ISPs, implement spam blockingon the server. Spam blocking functions on the server-side coupled with Thunderbird’sclient-side adaptive junk mail controls, makes for a powerful combination in stoppingspam.

1 Advanced Bayesian algorithms are based on the same logic from open source SpamBayes project (seespambayes.sourceforge.net)2 Microsoft Outlook 2003 does include a junk e-mail filter but is not based on a Bayesian algorithm. SeveralBayesian filter plug-ins are available for Outlook.


Message Filters

Thunderbird has advanced messagingfilters to help you manage your inbox.Using filters you can move mail to aspecified folder, label messages, setpriority levels, and much more. Creatingmessage filters are easy. From an emailmessage, you can right click on an emailaddress to set a filter for that email.Once you create a filter, you can havethat filter run on any existing folder. Youcan also access message filters from the ‘Tools’ menu.

Message filters can also be used to move junk mail out of your inbox. Create your filterquery and check the box ‘Set Junk Status to’. Messages matching your filter query will thenfollow the rules you set for your junk mail controls.

Thunderbird protects your privacy

Remote images in email messages are automatically blocked to stop spammers fromtracking your email usage. You can easily view images from messages that are valid byclicking on the ‘Show Images’ button.

Protection from viruses

The cost of viruses is high with support costs and loss of productivity. Thunderbird protectsagainst viruses by having a smart architecture. Thunderbird does not supportVBScript/macros and disables JavaScript support by default. Attachments, which are thecommon cause for spreading viruses, are not allowed to be opened automatically. WithThunderbird, you must explicitly open attachments.


3. Managing Email

Thunderbird makes managing email easy with loads of features. With Thunderbird, you canmanage multiple accounts and find emails easily optimized layouts, grouping, mail views,quick search, and labels. Thunderbird also has advanced features for companies andorganizations looking for more.

Multiple Account Support

Thunderbird users will typically have more thanone email account, one for work and one forhome use. In addition, Thunderbird also letsyou manage your RSS news and Blogs, as wellas your favorite newsgroups.

Thunderbird supports both IMAP and POP3protocols and works with popular emailservices such as Yahoo! Mail, AOL mail, andGmail. Thunderbird is the perfect complementto these services. It’s easy for you to switchfrom one account to the other and can easilydrag and drop email messages from oneaccount to the next.

The Global Inbox feature allows you to receiveemail from multiple POP accounts into oneInbox. Others prefer email from one accountforwarded to another, for instance all personalemail forwarded to a work account. For this example, Thunderbird provides support formultiple identities so you can use the right persona when sending email. Your personalemail message forwarded to a work account, and viewed in that work account, can bereplied to using the personal email account address.

Migrating from an existing email client

It’s easy to get started with Thunderbird. When you first launch Thunderbird, you will begiven the option to migrate your mail account from Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora,Netscape Communicator 4.x, Netscape 7.x or Mozilla 1.x. Copies of your accountinformation, address book, stored email will all get migrated over to Thunderbird. Thisdoes not effect your existing email client should you decide to continue using your existingemail client.


Account Setup

Thunderbird provides a New Account Wizard for setting up accounts. The step-by-stepprocess is easy; all you need is the account information from your email provider. Links tothe account information for some of the more popular email services can be found at theThunderbird Help web site.

Layouts

Thunderbird lets you view your email in a classic view, wide view, or vertical view (shownbelow). The classic view is the default layout while the wide view gives you the option ofseeing more of the mail messages. The vertical view lets you see more of your messageheaders and it’s perfect for monitors with wide screen displays.


Message Grouping and Mail Views

Viewing your mail as a group can help you manage your email even more. Select a columnlike ‘Date’ and then press ‘G’ on your keyboard. When selecting date you will see yourmessages grouped by ‘Old Mail’, ‘Two Weeks Ago’, ‘Last Week’, ‘Yesterday’ and ‘Today’(shown below).

You can also use mail views to quickly view your email based on read or unread, labels, orother parameters such as people in your address book.

Find your emails fast with the search bar

A quick search toolbar is right at your fingertips letting you find your emails fast. You cando a quick search based on subject, sender, or the entire message. You can also do a findin the message that also highlights found items.


Saved Search folders

Once you do a search, you can also save the search as a virtual folder for later use. Savedsearch folders will show up in the account pane and marked with a distinct icon.

Thunderbird also gives you the ability to do advanced searches. Enter multiple parametersand search entire accounts to pinpoint your search for the message you are looking to find.

Address Book

Thunderbird comes with a smart address book that automatically adds outgoing emailaddresses to your address book. When you send that person another email, typing in a fewletters in the ‘To:’ field will auto-complete that email address for you. Thunderbird alsosupports LDAP (or Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) so you can choose a corporatedirectory to auto-complete email addresses when sending mail.

You can create mailing lists as well as new address books. Thunderbird supports the vCardstandard and allows you to attach vCards to your mail messages. It’s also integrated withMapQuest for one-click access to maps from a physical address entry.

HTML MailCompose and view rich HTML based email. Add images to your email messages as well asbackground color, text styles, bulleted lists, tables, and smiley faces too. Thunderbird usesthe same version browser engine as Mozilla Firefox 1.0.


More features for a better email experience

Extensions and Themes

Thunderbird gives you the ability to add even more features such as Palm address booksynchronization. You can also change the look and feel of Thunderbird to make it look theway you want it. Extensions and themes are available at http://update.mozilla.org

AOL Instant Messenger Presence

If an AOL member or AOL Instant Messenger user is online, you can chose to instantmessage that person rather than send an email. Clicking on the AIM icon will launch yourAIM client to send that user an instant message.

LabelsTo many, email has become a to-do list. Thunderbird incorporates allows you to label youremails through color coding and text tags such as “Important”, “Work”, “Personl”, “To Do”,or “Later”.

Return Receipts

Thunderbird supports return receipts when you need to verify that your message was trulyreceived by your recipient.

Offline Support

Thunderbird supports offline IMAP and provides settings to manage which folders todownload for offline viewing as well as compacting files to save disk space.

Password Manager

With the password manager, you have the convenience of automatically signing-in to youraccount upon start-up. You can use a master password to unlock all your passwords formultiple accounts.

Software Updates

Thunderbird checks to see if new versions are available as well as new versions ofextensions and themes.

Digital Signatures and Encryption

At some companies and organizations, high levels of message security are not an option.Thunderbird supports digital signing and message encryption as well as security devices tokeep messages secure.


4. RSS News and Blog Feeds

You may find viewing RSS feeds through Thunderbird revelatory. Thunderbird gives you theability to view RSS news and blog feeds all from a familiar interface and it’s a great way forpower consumers of blogs to view feeds. You may find that you don’t need to even open upa web browser for your daily fix of news. Since Thunderbird 1.0 is based on the sameversion of the browsing engine used in Mozilla Firefox 1.0, you can be sure that the news orblog pages will be rendered correctly.

Setting up a News and Blog account is the same as setting up an email account. Go to the‘Tools’ menu, ‘Account Settings’, and ‘Add Account’. You can add feeds by selecting‘Manage Subscriptions’ and add the feed url of your favorite news or blog site.

Once you have your feeds set-up, you can use the same features you have with email toview and manage your feeds. You have the option to sort by subject, sender (blog poster),date, or other column heading. You can label, flag, filter the feeds, as well as drag and dropto any account like your IMAP or POP3 email account.


5. Summary of Features

Key Features in Thunderbird 1.0:

Adaptive Junk maildetection

Advanced Bayesian algorithms are based on the samelogic from open source SpamBayes project. A shorttraining period and continuous learning, improves junkmail detection.

(See spambayes.sourceforge.net)

Built-in RSS newsand blog reader

Read news feeds and blog feeds from a familiar interface.Feeds can be flagged, labeled, and drag and dropped intofolders.

Privacy controlsand virusprotection

Remote images are blocked by default. JavaScript is off bydefault. No support for VBScript/macros. Attachmentsmust be opened explicitly.

Multiple Accountsupport andGlobal Inbox

Manage multiple accounts from one interface. IMAP, POP,RSS, and Newsgroups.

Consolidate POP3 accounts into a Global Inbox.

Layouts Choose from three different layouts, classic view, wideview, and vertical view to maximize the way you use youremail.

Mail Views andGrouping

Sort through email fast with mail views. Logically organizeyour mail by grouping. Select a column and press ‘g’ onthe keyboard.

Search bar Quickly find what you need. Search by subject and sender,entire message or do a find in page with highlighted text.

Saved searchfolders

Save search queries into virtual folders for messages youlook for often.

Address Book Smart address book collects emails as you go. Autocomplete of email addresses makes sending mail faster.

Labels Label your emails with color and text.

Password andCertificatemanager

Save your passwords for multiple accounts. Managecertificates for signing email.

Themes &Extensions

Change the look and feel of Thunderbird and chose fromnumerous extensions to add features.

Offline support Offline IMAP and manage offline viewing of email.


Migration wizard Upon first launch, new users are provided the ability tomigrate account information (mail, settings, address book)from existing email clients.

Import wizard Import from Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora, NetscapeCommunicator, Netscape 7.x, and Mozilla 1.x. Import mail,settings, and address book from LDIF, .tab, .csv, .txt files.

Software updatenotification

Checks for news versions of Thunderbird as well asinstalled Themes and Extensions.

EnterpriseFeatures

Easy to customize, deployment tools available uponrequest from Mozilla Foundation. Digital signatures,encryption support, NTLM authentication.

Standards support IMAP 4, POP3, SMTP, NNTP, LDAP, S/MIME, vCard, HTML4.0, CSS 1 & 2, JavaScript 1.5 and more.

Support formultiplelanguages

Asturian, Catalan, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, French, German,Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese,Russian, Swedish, Turkish.

Platform support Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Other platforms arecommunity supported.

Powered by GeckoGecko is the embeddable cross-platform browser engine at the heart of Thunderbird. Geckocontrols how a Web page appears on the screen and provides content rendering andsupport for Web standards such as HTML, XML, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), theDocument Object Model (DOM), JavaScript, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), and WebServices Description Language (WSDL). To ease the creation of desktop applications anddevices that embed Gecko, it also features a cross-platform, cross-device architecture andpowerful technologies such as the XML-based User interface Language (XUL).


6. Appendix

I. Press Articles

“Thunderbird’s advanced spam filtering; security features and extensibility make it anattractive option for users who are sick of Outlook Express.”Jeremy Wright, Mozilla Challenges Microsoft with Thunderbird Email Client, IT Observer, Dec2004.

“Since most email viruses and worms are targeted at Outlook Express, the chanes of yourPC catching an infection by accident or carelessness are greatly reduced.”Rick Maybury, Bootcamp 342: Time for a change, part two, Telegraph, Aug, 2004.

“Do the following: replace Outlook Express with Mozilla Thunderbird”Scott Granneman, Infected in Twenty Minutes, SecurityFocus, Aug 2004.

“In general, you should use an email client with spam filtering capabilities, and configure itto disable extra features like remote images download, script execution, and automaticreceipt confirmations. Such an email client is Mozilla Thunderbird.”Corrado Cau, Basic steps to improving your personal online security, IT Manager’s Journal,June 2004.

“[Thunderbird] is better than Outlook – for my purpose at least. It has all the features thatmatter, you can convert data (address book and mail)…and it stops spam.”

Robin Bloor, Mozilla: Curiouser and Curiouser, IT-Director.com, April 2004.


II. System Requirements

WindowsOperatingSystems

Windows 98, 98SE,Windows ME,Windows NT 4.0,Windows 2000,

Windows XP

MinimumHardware

233 MHz64 MB RAM52 MB hard drive space

Mac OperatingSystems

Mac OS X 10.1.x

Mac OS X 10.2 and later

MinimumHardware

PowerPC 604e 266 MHz or fasterprocessor, G3, or G464 MB RAM72 MB hard drive space

Linux OperatingSystems

Linux kernel-2.2.14 or greater, with thefollowing libraries or package minimums:

glibc - 2.3.2

gtk+2.0

Xfree 86-3.3.6

Fontconfig (also known as xft)

Libstdc++5

Supported Platforms:Firefox has been certified and is supportedon RedHat Linux 8.0 and greater.

MinimumHardware

Intel Pentium II or AMD K6-III+ 233 MHz64 MB RAM52 MB hard drive space

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