Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.5

From the same stable as the ever more popular Firefox web browser, Thunderbird handles your email and RSS news feeds. Thunderbird 3 has several improvements including tabs for better organisation and Smart Folders.

Setup is easier than previous versions. Thunderbird takes your email address and password and attempts to work out the correct server settings. It worked quite well and there is a manual setup to fall back on if it does not work.

Smart folders are very useful for those of us with more than one email account. They combine folders such as the inbox from all the accounts into one place, so you should never miss an important email again.

It is now possible to archive email and move it out of the inbox, which is a great help for staying organised.

Search has been improved but be prepared for something of a wait while emails are indexed for the first time.

Thunderbird 3 is a real improvement on previous versions and is a very good email program. The latest version, 3.0.5, improves performance when searching emails and has several fixes to the user interface.

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