March 11th, 2013Security fixes:
· MFSA 2013-29: Use-after-free in HTML Editor
February 20th, 2013· MFSA 2013-28 Use-after-free, out of bounds read, and buffer overflow issues found using Address Sanitizer
· MFSA 2013-27 Phishing on HTTPS connection through malicious proxy
· MFSA 2013-26 Use-after-free in nsImageLoadingContent
· MFSA 2013-25 Privacy leak in JavaScript Workers
· MFSA 2013-24 Web content bypass of COW and SOW security wrappers
· MFSA 2013-23 Wrapped WebIDL objects can be wrapped again
· MFSA 2013-22 Out-of-bounds read in image rendering
· MFSA 2013-21 Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:19.0 / rv:17.0.3)
· FIXED - Attachments sometimes could not be removed from the composition window using the keyboard, this is now fixed
January 9th, 2013· FIXED: Pressing the 'x' button on Windows now closes only one window rather than the whole application (805185)
· FIXED: An issue that caused occasional corruption in local folders after filtering is now fixed (815012)
· FIXED: An issue that caused deletion of drafts saved in IMAP folders whilst in offline mode is now fixed (805626)
Security fixes:
· MFSA 2013-20 Mis-issued TURKTRUST certificates
· MFSA 2013-19 Use-after-free in Javascript Proxy objects
· MFSA 2013-18 Use-after-free in Vibrate
· MFSA 2013-17 Use-after-free in ListenerManager
· MFSA 2013-16 Use-after-free in serializeToStream
· MFSA 2013-15 Privilege escalation through plugin objects
· MFSA 2013-14 Chrome Object Wrapper (COW) bypass through changing prototype
· MFSA 2013-13 Memory corruption in XBL with XML bindings containing SVG
· MFSA 2013-12 Buffer overflow in Javascript string concatenation
· MFSA 2013-11 Address space layout leaked in XBL objects
· MFSA 2013-10 Event manipulation in plugin handler to bypass same-origin policy
· MFSA 2013-09 Compartment mismatch with quickstubs returned values
· MFSA 2013-08 AutoWrapperChanger fails to keep objects alive during garbage collection
· MFSA 2013-07 Crash due to handling of SSL on threads
· MFSA 2013-05 Use-after-free when displaying table with many columns and column groups
· MFSA 2013-04 URL spoofing in addressbar during page loads
· MFSA 2013-03 Buffer Overflow in Canvas
· MFSA 2013-02 Use-after-free and buffer overflow issues found using Address Sanitizer
· MFSA 2013-01 Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:18.0/ rv:10.0.12 / rv:17.0.2)
October 12th, 2012· Added box.com to the list of online storage services that are available for use with Thunderbird Filelink
· Silent, background updates. Thunderbird will now download and apply updates in the background allowing you to start quickly the next time Thunderbird starts up.
· Various fixes and performance improvements
· Various security fixes
October 10th, 2012· NEW: We have now added box.com to the list of online storage services that are available for use with Thunderbird Filelink
· NEW: Silent, background updates. Thunderbird will now download and apply updates in the background allowing you to start quickly the next time Thunderbird starts up.
· FIXED: Various fixes and performance improvements
· FIXED: Various security fixes
June 15th, 2012· FIXED: YouSendIt no longer expires Filelinks after 1 week
· FIXED: The prompt given when a password had changed sometimes referred to a network error rather than a change of password
· FIXED: Miscellaneous other stability and display updates
June 6th, 2012NEW:
· Filelink: Upload your files to an online storage service and send links to your friends, avoiding bounce back due to large attachments. We have partnered with YouSendIt to bring this feature, but additional partners will be added in the near future.
NEW:
· In partnership with Gandi and Hover, you can now sign up for a personalized email address from within Thunderbird. Along with your new email address, Thunderbird will be automatically set up and ready to send and receive messages. We are working with additional suppliers to cover more areas of the world and to provide more options in the future.
FIXED:
· Various security fixes
April 30th, 2012· Fix various issues relating to new mail notifications and filtering on POP3 based accounts
· Fixes an occasional startup crash seen in TB 12.0
· Fixes an issue with corrupted message bodies when using movemail
April 24th, 2012· NEW - Global Search results now include message extracts in the results
· FIXED - Various security fixes
· FIXED - Various improvements to RSS feed subscription and general feed handling
· DEVELPER - Thunderbird now supports add-ons that provide different types of local mail storage
March 28th, 2012· Fixed bug in D2D blocklisting check
· Fixed hang in imap retry url
March 14th, 2012· NEW: New user interface with Tabs above the main menu bar to facilitate navigation and make it more contextual
· FIXED: Thunderbird notifications may not work properly with Growl 1.3 or later (691662)
· FIXED: Fixes a crash seen during importing of Microsoft Outlook profiles (723105)
February 17th, 2012· Fix a security issue.
February 13th, 2012· Several fixes to improve stability.
· Fixed a security issue: MFSA 2012-10 use after free in nsXBLDocumentInfo::ReadPrototypeBindings.
January 31st, 2012· New ability to search the Web
· Improvements to email search
· Several fixes when drafting email
· and several other platform fixes
December 1st, 2011· Added an opt-in system for users to send performance data back to Mozilla to improve future versions of Thunderbird
· Better keyboard handling for attachments
· Several user interface fixes and improvements
· and numerous other platform fixes
October 5th, 2011· Add-ons installed by third party programs are now disabled by default
· Added a one-time add-on selection dialog to manage previously installed add-ons
· Improved accessibilty of the attachment lists
· Several user interface fixes and improvements
· and numerous other platform fixes
October 1st, 2011· Fixed a rare issue where some users could find one or more of their add-ons hidden after a Thunderbird update (see the blog post)
September 28th, 2011· Thunderbird is based on the new Mozilla Gecko 7 engine
· Several user interface fixes and improvements
· Several fixes to attachment handling
· Ability to print a summary of selected email messages
· Platform improvements to Address Book
· Fixed several security issues
· Numerous platform fixes that improve speed, performance and stability
August 31st, 2011· Revoked the root certificate for DigiNotar due to fraudulent SSL certificate issuance
June 28th, 2011· More responsive and faster to start up and use
· Thunderbird is based on the new Mozilla Gecko 5 engine
· New Add-ons Manager
· Revised account creation wizard to improve email setup
· New Troubleshooting Information page
· Tabs can now be reordered and dragged to different windows
· Attachment sizes now displayed along with attachments
· Plugins can now be loaded in RSS feeds by default
· There are several theme fixes for Windows Vista and Windows 7
· Support for Mac 32/64 bit Universal builds (Thunderbird no longer supports PowerPC on Mac)
· Over 390 platform fixes that improve speed, performance, stability and security
June 22nd, 2011· Several fixes to improve performance, stability and security
June 3rd, 2011· Notable changes in Thunderbird Beta include: a new Addons Manager and Extension management API, Tab enhancements, revised account creation wizard to improve email setup, new troubleshooting infromation page, and several user interface fixes and improvements.
· New Addons Manager and extension management API (user interface will be changed before final release)
· Tabs can now be reordered and dragged to different windows
· Revised account creation wizard, offering improved set-up
· Attachment sizes now displayed along with attachments
· New troubleshooting information page to aid supporting and diagnosing problems in Thunderbird
· Plugins can now be loaded in RSS feeds by default
· Various other user interface fixes and improvements
· Support for Mac 32/64 bit Universal builds (Thunderbird Beta will no longer support PowerPC on Mac)
· and numerous other bug fixes
January 21st, 2011· Notable changes in Miramar Alpha 2 from Miramar Alpha 1
· New Troubleshooting information page to aid supporting and diagnosing problems in Thunderbird
· Notifications of add-on installation progress and issues now work correctly
· Attachment reminder now works again
· Attachment sizes are now available in the compose window
· and numerous other bug fixes
· Notable changes in Miramar Alpha 2 when compared to Thunderbird 3.1
· New Addons Manager and extension management API (user interface will be changed before final release)
· Attachment sizes now displayed along with attachments
· Several user interface fixes for Windows Vista/Windows 7
· Support for Mac 32/64 bit Universal builds ( will no longer support PowerPC on Mac)
· Over 280 platform fixes to improve performance and stability
December 10th, 2010· MFSA 2010-78 Add support for OTS font sanitizer
· MFSA 2010-75 Buffer overflow while line breaking after document.write with long string
· MFSA 2010-74 Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:1.9.2.13/ 1.9.1.16)
November 24th, 2010· New Addons Manager and extension management API (user interface will be changed before final release).
· Attachment sizes now displayed along with attachments.
· Several user interface fixes for Windows Vista/Windows 7.
· Support for Mac 32/64 bit Universal builds (Miramar Alpha 1 will no longer support PowerPC on Mac).
· Over 190 platform fixes to improve performance and stability.
October 28th, 2010· Fixes a critical security issue that could potentially allow remote code execution. This issue does not affect email or newsgroups but could be triggered through browser-like features or add-ons.
October 21st, 2010· MFSA 2010-72 Insecure Diffie-Hellman key exchange
· MFSA 2010-71 Unsafe library loading vulnerabilities
· MFSA 2010-70 SSL wildcard certificate matching IP addresses
· MFSA 2010-69 Cross-site information disclosure via modal calls
· MFSA 2010-67 Dangling pointer vulnerability in LookupGetterOrSetter
· MFSA 2010-66 Use-after-free error in nsBarProp
· MFSA 2010-65 Buffer overflow and memory corruption using document.write
· MFSA 2010-64 Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:1.9.2.11/ 1.9.1.14)
· Several fixes to improve the user interface and add-ons experience.
October 21st, 2010New Search with Advanced Filtering Tools:
· New Search with Advanced Filtering Tools: Search results now include advanced filtering tools. You have the option to filter your results by sender, tag, attachments, people, folder, and mailing list. You can also filter your email using the timeline tool.
· New Global Search Field with Autocomplete: When typing in the Global Search field, Thunderbird autocompletes against your address book. You have the option of searching everywhere or filtering against different parts of the email such as by subject or by sender.
User Experience Improvements:
· New Mail Account Setup Wizard: The new Mail Account Setup Wizard matches against a database of email settings from popular mail providers so that you will only need to provide your name, email, and password to set up new mail accounts.
· Redesigned Mail Toolbar: The Mail Toolbar is redesigned to include the new Global Search bar. Buttons such as reply, forward, delete, junk are part of each email message. You can add those buttons back to the main toolbar by customizing the toolbar.
· Tabbed Email Messages: Double-clicking or hitting enter on a mail message will now open that message in a New Tab window. Middle-clicking on messages or folders will open them in a Tab in the background. When quitting Thunderbird, visible tabs will be saved and will be restored when you open Thunderbird the next time. There is also a new Tab menu on the Tab toolbar to help you switch between Tabs.
· Smart Folders: The folder pane offers a Smart Folders mode which combines special mailboxes, like Inbox, from multiple accounts. Smart Folders is now on by default.
· New Message Summary View: Selecting multiple messages will give you a summary view of the emails you have selected.
· Column Headings: The column headings that are displayed and the order in which they are displayed can now be set on a per-folder basis.
· Message Archive: You can now file messages from your Inbox or other folders into the new Archive folder system.
· Activity Manager: The Activity Manager records all the interactions between Thunderbird and your email provider in one place.
· New Add-ons Manager: The new Add-ons Manager (Tools > Add-ons) can now be used to find, download, and install Thunderbird Add-ons which includes Extensions, Themes, and Plugins.
· Improved Address Book: If someone is in your address book, it is indicated by a new star icon which you can click to edit contact details inline. If they are not in your address book, you can add them with one click of the icon. A new birthday field allows you to keep track of your friends' birthdays. You can also add a photo for contacts in your address book.
· Improved Gmail Integration: Better recognition and integration of Gmail's special folders such as Sent and Trash including non-English versions of Gmail. Thunderbird also uses All Mail as the Archives folder.
· For Windows Vista users, Thunderbird 3 is now integrated with Vista search results. On first start, Thunderbird will prompt to install its indexing system into Windows Vista and you can choose to see Thunderbird email and news messages in Windows search results.
· For Mac users, Thunderbird 3 is now integrated with Spotlight, can import from Mail.app, read your OS X address book, and use Growl for new mail alerts.
Performance Improvements:
· IMAP Folder Synchronization: Thunderbird will download IMAP messages by default in the background to allow for faster message loading and better offline operation. This feature can be enabled on an individual folder basis via Folder properties, or for all folders in an account via Account Settings / 'Synchronize & Storage'.
September 8th, 2010· Several fixes to improve stability and security, see the Security Advisory.
· Several fixes to improve stability.
· Several fixes to the user interface.
August 6th, 2010· Several fixes to improve stability.
· Several fixes to the user interface.
June 25th, 2010Faster Search Results and Quick Filter Toolbar:
Faster Search Results:
· Message indexing is faster and provides users with faster search results.
Quick Filter Toolbar:
· New Quick Filter Toolbar lets you filter against search terms, tags, starred messages, address book contacts, new emails, and attachments.
User Experience Improvements:
New Migration Assistant:
· The new Migration Assistant gives Thunderbird 2 users a way to choose the new features in Thunderbird 3.1 or to keep their current features and settings.
Saved Files Manager:
· New Saved Files Manager displays all the files you downloaded from your email to your computer.
Mail Account Setup Wizard:
· Hundreds of ISP settings have been added to make setting up Thunderbird easier. The Mail Account Setup Wizard matches against a database of email settings from popular mail providers so that you will only need to provide your name, email, and password to set up new mail accounts.
Performance Improvements:
· Improvements to Stability, Memory, and Password Handling
June 18th, 2010· This release improves the performance of indexing messages and accessing profiles stored on a network.
· This release also improves the unread email notification on Mac OS X.
· Several fixes to the user interface.
June 9th, 2010Faster Search Results and Quick Filter Toolbar:
· Faster Search Results - Message indexing is faster and provides users with faster search results.
· Quick Filter Toolbar - New Quick Filter Toolbar lets you filter against search terms, tags, starred messages, address book contacts, new emails, and attachments.
User Experience Improvements:
· New Migration Assistant - The new Migration Assistant gives Thunderbird 2 users a way to choose the new features in Thunderbird 3.1 or to keep their current features and settings.
· Saved Files Manager - New Saved Files Manager displays all the files you downloaded from your email to your computer.
· Mail Account Setup Wizard - Hundreds of ISP settings have been added to make setting up Thunderbird easier. The Mail Account Setup Wizard matches against a database of email settings from popular mail providers so that you will only need to provide your name, email, and password to set up new mail accounts.
Performance Improvements:
· Improvements to Stability, Memory, and Password Handling
May 27th, 2010Faster Search Results and Quick Filter Toolbar:
· Faster Search Results: Message indexing is faster and provides users with faster search results.
· Quick Filter Toolbar: New Quick Filter Toolbar lets you filter against search terms, tags, starred messages, address book contacts, new emails, and attachments.
User Experience Improvements:
· New Migration Assistant: The new Migration Assistant gives Thunderbird 2 users a way to choose the new features in Thunderbird 3.1 or to keep their current features and settings.
· Saved Files Manager: New Saved Files Manager displays all the files you downloaded from your email to your computer.
· Mail Account Setup Wizard: Hundreds of ISP settings have been added to make setting up Thunderbird easier. The Mail Account Setup Wizard matches against a database of email settings from popular mail providers so that you will only need to provide your name, email, and password to set up new mail accounts.
Performance Improvements:
· Improvements to Stability, Memory, and Password Handling
May 6th, 2010· New quick filter toolbar.
· New migration assistant.
· Improved support for Personas.
· Several fixes to improve upgrading from Thunderbird 2.
· Several design improvements and corrections to the interface.
· Stability and memory improvements.
March 1st, 2010· Fix for missing folders or empty folder pane after updating to Thunderbird 3.0.2
February 3rd, 2010· Several improvements to IMAP.
· Several fixes for Smart Folders, message filters, and attachment handling.
· Several design improvements and corrections to the interface.
· Download Manager is now accessible as a menu item (Tools > Saved Files).
· Stability and memory improvements.
January 21st, 2010· Several fixes to improve stability and security.
· Several fixes to the user interface and attachment handling.
January 20th, 2010New Search with Advanced Filtering Tools:
· New Search with Advanced Filtering Tools - Search results now include advanced filtering tools. You have the option to filter your results by sender, tag, attachments, people, folder, and mailing list. You can also filter your email using the timeline tool.
· New Global Search Field with Autocomplete - When typing in the Global Search field, Thunderbird autocompletes against your address book. You have the option of searching everywhere or filtering against different parts of the email such as by subject or by sender.
User Experience Improvements:
· New Mail Account Setup Wizard - The new Mail Account Setup Wizard matches against a database of email settings from popular mail providers so that you will only need to provide your name, email, and password to set up new mail accounts.
· Redesigned Mail Toolbar - The Mail Toolbar is redesigned to include the new Global Search bar. Buttons such as reply, forward, delete, junk are part of each email message. You can add those buttons back to the main toolbar by customizing the toolbar.
· Tabbed Email Messages - Double-clicking or hitting enter on a mail message will now open that message in a New Tab window. Middle-clicking on messages or folders will open them in a Tab in the background. When quitting Thunderbird, visible tabs will be saved and will be restored when you open Thunderbird the next time. There is also a new Tab menu on the Tab toolbar to help you switch between Tabs.
· Smart Folders - The folder pane offers a Smart Folders mode which combines special mailboxes, like Inbox, from multiple accounts. Smart Folders is now on by default.
· New Message Summary View - Selecting multiple messages will give you a summary view of the emails you have selected.
· Column Headings - The column headings that are displayed and the order in which they are displayed can now be set on a per-folder basis.
· Message Archive - You can now file messages from your Inbox or other folders into the new Archive folder system.
· Activity Manager - The Activity Manager records all the interactions between Thunderbird and your email provider in one place.
· New Add-ons Manager - The new Add-ons Manager (Tools > Add-ons) can now be used to find, download, and install Thunderbird Add-ons which includes Extensions, Themes, and Plugins. Note that few Add-ons are compatible with this beta at the time of release, as Add-on developers need to upgrade them.
· Improved Address Book - If someone is in your address book, it is indicated by a new star icon which you can click to edit contact details inline. If they are not in your address book, you can add them with one click of the icon. A new birthday field allows you to keep track of your friends' birthdays. You can also add a photo for contacts in your address book.
· Improved Gmail Integration - Better recognition and integration of Gmail's special folders such as Sent and Trash including non-English versions of Gmail. Thunderbird also uses All Mail as the Archives folder.
· For Windows Vista users, Thunderbird 3 is now integrated with Vista search results. On first start, Thunderbird will prompt to install its indexing system into Windows Vista and you can choose to see Thunderbird email and news messages in Windows search results.
· For Mac users, Thunderbird 3 is now integrated with Spotlight, can import from Mail.app, read your OS X address book, and use Growl for new mail alerts.
Performance Improvements:
· IMAP Folder Synchronization - Thunderbird will download IMAP messages by default in the background to allow for faster message loading and better offline operation. This feature can be enabled on an individual folder basis via Folder properties, or for all folders in an account via Account Settings / 'Synchronize & Storage'.
December 2nd, 2009New Search with Advanced Filtering Tools:
· New Search with Advanced Filtering Tools - Search results now include advanced filtering tools. You have the option to filter your results by sender, tag, attachments, people, folder, and mailing list. You can also filter your email using the timeline tool.
· New Global Search Field with Autocomplete - When typing in the Global Search field, Thunderbird autocompletes against your address book. You have the option of searching everywhere or filtering against different parts of the email such as by subject or by sender.
User Experience Improvements:
· New Mail Account Setup Wizard - The new Mail Account Setup Wizard matches against a database of email settings from popular mail providers so that you will only need to provide your name, email, and password to set up new mail accounts.
· Redesigned Mail Toolbar - The Mail Toolbar is redesigned to include the new Global Search bar. Buttons such as reply, forward, delete, junk are part of each email message. You can add those buttons back to the main toolbar by customizing the toolbar.
· Tabbed Email Messages - Double-clicking or hitting enter on a mail message will now open that message in a New Tab window. Middle-clicking on messages or folders will open them in a Tab in the background. When quitting Thunderbird, visible tabs will be saved and will be restored when you open Thunderbird the next time. There is also a new Tab menu on the Tab toolbar to help you switch between Tabs.
· Smart Folders - The folder pane offers a Smart Folders mode which combines special mailboxes, like Inbox, from multiple accounts. Smart Folders is now on by default.
· New Message Summary View - Selecting multiple messages will give you a summary view of the emails you have selected.
· Column Headings - The column headings that are displayed and the order in which they are displayed can now be set on a per-folder basis.
· Message Archive - You can now file messages from your Inbox or other folders into the new Archive folder system.
· Activity Manager - The Activity Manager records all the interactions between Thunderbird and your email provider in one place.
· New Add-ons Manager - The new Add-ons Manager (Tools > Add-ons) can now be used to find, download, and install Thunderbird Add-ons which includes Extensions, Themes, and Plugins. Note that few Add-ons are compatible with this beta at the time of release, as Add-on developers need to upgrade them.
· Improved Address Book - If someone is in your address book, it is indicated by a new star icon which you can click to edit contact details inline. If they are not in your address book, you can add them with one click of the icon. A new birthday field allows you to keep track of your friends' birthdays. You can also add a photo for contacts in your address book.
· Improved Gmail Integration - Better recognition and integration of Gmail's special folders such as Sent and Trash including non-English versions of Gmail. Thunderbird also uses All Mail as the Archives folder.
· For Windows Vista users, Thunderbird 3 is now integrated with Vista search results. On first start, Thunderbird will prompt to install its indexing system into Windows Vista and you can choose to see Thunderbird email and news messages in Windows search results.
· For Mac users, Thunderbird 3 is now integrated with Spotlight, can import from Mail.app, read your OS X address book, and use Growl for new mail alerts.
Performance Improvements:
· IMAP Folder Synchronization - Thunderbird will download IMAP messages by default in the background to allow for faster message loading and better offline operation. This feature can be enabled on an individual folder basis via Folder properties, or for all folders in an account via Account Settings / 'Synchronize & Storage'.
November 25th, 2009New Search with Advanced Filtering Tools:
· Search results now include advanced filtering tools. You have the option to filter your results by sender, tag, attachments, people, folder, and mailing list. You can also filter your email using the timeline tool.
· New Global Search Field with Autocomplete
· When typing in the Global Search field, Thunderbird autocompletes against your address book. You have the option of searching everywhere or filtering against different parts of the email such as by subject or by sender.
User Experience Improvements:
· New Mail Account Setup Wizard - The new Mail Account Setup Wizard matches against a database of email settings from popular mail providers so that you will only need to provide your name, email, and password to set up new mail accounts.
· Redesigned Mail Toolbar - The Mail Toolbar is redesigned to include the new Global Search bar. Buttons such as reply, forward, delete, junk are part of each email message. You can add those buttons back to the main toolbar by customizing the toolbar.
· Tabbed Email Messages - Double-clicking or hitting enter on a mail message will now open that message in a New Tab window. Middle-clicking on messages or folders will open them in a Tab in the background. When quitting Thunderbird, visible tabs will be saved and will be restored when you open Thunderbird the next time. There is also a new Tab menu on the Tab toolbar to help you switch between Tabs.
· Smart Folders - The folder pane offers a Smart Folders mode which combines special mailboxes, like Inbox, from multiple accounts. Smart Folders is now on by default.
· New Message Summary View - Selecting multiple messages will give you a summary view of the emails you have selected.
· Column Headings - The column headings that are displayed and the order in which they are displayed can now be set on a per-folder basis.
· Message Archive - You can now file messages from your Inbox or other folders into the new Archive folder system.
· Activity Manager - The Activity Manager records all the interactions between Thunderbird and your email provider in one place.
· New Add-ons Manager - The new Add-ons Manager (Tools > Add-ons) can now be used to find, download, and install Thunderbird Add-ons which includes Extensions, Themes, and Plugins. Note that few Add-ons are compatible with this beta at the time of release, as Add-on developers need to upgrade them.
· Improved Address Book - If someone is in your address book, it is indicated by a new star icon which you can click to edit contact details inline. If they are not in your address book, you can add them with one click of the icon. A new birthday field allows you to keep track of your friends' birthdays. You can also add a photo for contacts in your address book.
· Improved Gmail Integration - Better recognition and integration of Gmail's special folders such as Sent and Trash including non-English versions of Gmail. Thunderbird also uses All Mail as the Archives folder.
· For Windows Vista users, Thunderbird 3 is now integrated with Vista search results. On first start, Thunderbird will prompt to install its indexing system into Windows Vista and you can choose to see Thunderbird email and news messages in Windows search results.
· For Mac users, Thunderbird 3 is now integrated with Spotlight, can import from Mail.app, read your OS X address book, and use Growl for new mail alerts.
Performance Improvements:
· IMAP Folder Synchronization - Thunderbird will download IMAP messages by default in the background to allow for faster message loading and better offline operation. This feature can be enabled on an individual folder basis via Folder properties, or for all folders in an account via Account Settings / 'Synchronize & Storage'.
August 24th, 2009· Compromise of SSL-protected communication.
July 23rd, 2009· Thunderbird 3 Beta 3 is based on the Gecko 1.9.1.1 platform including some major re-architecting to provide improved performance, stability, web compatibility, and code simplification and sustainability.
· There are over 500 changes in this release, many laying the groundwork for future changes.
Developer Improvements:
· Thread Pane and Tab Refactoring: See Thread Pane UI refactoring discussion for additional details.
· Fixes For Extension Developers: See Thunderbird Extensions and Thunderbird HowTos for developer documentation.
User Experience Improvements:
· Tabbed Email Messages: Double-clicking or hitting enter on a mail message will now open that message in a New Tab window. Middle-clicking on messages or folders will open them in a Tab in the background. When quitting Thunderbird, visible tabs will be saved and will be restored when you open Thunderbird the next time. There is also a new Tab menu on the Tab toolbar to help you switch between Tabs.
· New Message Summary View: Selecting multiple messages will give you a summary view of the emails you have selected.
· Column Headings: The column headings that are displayed and the order in which they are displayed can now be set on a per-folder basis.
· Smart Folders: The folder pane offers a Smart Folders mode which combines special mailboxes (e.g. Inbox) from multiple accounts together.
· Improved Gmail Integration: Better recognition and integration of Gmail's special folders such as Sent and Trash including non-English versions of Gmail. Thunderbird also uses All Mail as the Archives folder.
June 23rd, 2009· Crash viewing multipart/alternative message with text/enhanced part.
· JavaScript chrome privilege escalation.
· Arbitrary code execution using event listeners attached to an element whose owner document is null.
· Tampering via non-200 responses to proxy CONNECT requests.
· Crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.9.0.11).
· Same-origin violations when Adobe Flash loaded via view-source: scheme.
· Crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.9.0.9).
February 26th, 2009User Experience Improvements:
Message Archive:
· You can now file messages from your Inbox or other folders into the new Archive folder system.
Activity Manager:
· The Activity Manager records all the interactions between Thunderbird and your email provider in one place.
Performance improvements:
Faster Message Loading for IMAP:
· Thunderbird will now download IMAP messages by default in the background to allow for faster message loading, and better offline operation. This feature can be enabled on an individual folder basis (via folder properties), or for all folders in an account, via Account Settings / Sync & Disk Space.
January 2nd, 2009· XSS and JavaScript privilege escalation.
· Escaped null characters ignored by CSS parser.
· Errors parsing URLs with leading whitespace and control characters.
· Cross-domain data theft via script redirect error message.
· XMLHttpRequest 302 response disclosure.
· Information stealing via loadBindingDocument.
· Crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.9.0.5/1.8.1.19).
December 10th, 2008User Experience Improvements:
· Tabbed Email: Email messages, folders, and calendars (with the Lightning extension installed) can be opened in tabs.
· Improved Message Reader View: This is the first stage of a series of refinements to the message reading experience. The first stage brings email controls closer to the area in which the user is operating.
· New Add-ons Manager: The new Add-ons Manager (Tools > Add-ons) can now be used to find, download, and install Thunderbird Add-ons which includes Extensions, Themes, and Plugins. Note that few Add-ons are compatible with this beta at the time of release, as Add-on developers need to upgrade them.
· Improved Address Book: If someone is in your address book, it is indicated by a new star icon which you can click to edit contact details inline. If they are not in your address book, you can add them with one click of the icon. A new birthday field allows you to keep track of your friends' birthdays.
· For Windows Vista users, Thunderbird 3 Beta 1 is now integrated with Vista search results. On first start, Thunderbird will prompt to install its indexing system into Windows Vista and you can choose to see Thunderbird email and news messages in Windows search results.
· For Mac users, Thunderbird 3 Beta 1 can import from Mail.app, read your OS X address book, and use Growl for new mail alerts.
Performance improvements:
· Faster Message Loading for IMAP: Thunderbird will now download IMAP messages in the background to allow for faster message loading, and better offline operation. This feature can be enabled on an individual folder basis (via folder properties), or for all folders in an account, via Account Settings / Sync & Disk Space.
November 20th, 2008· MFSA 2008-59 Script access to .documentURI and .textContent in mail
· MFSA 2008-58 Parsing error in E4X default namespace
· MFSA 2008-56 nsXMLHttpRequest::NotifyEventListeners() same-origin violation
· MFSA 2008-55 Crash and remote code execution in nsFrameManager
· MFSA 2008-52 Crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.9.0.4/1.8.1.18)
· MFSA 2008-50 Crash and remote code execution via __proto__ tampering
· MFSA 2008-48 Image stealing via canvas and HTTP redirect
September 26th, 2008· MFSA 2008-46 Heap overflow when canceling newsgroup message
· MFSA 2008-44 resource: traversal vulnerabilities
· MFSA 2008-43 BOM characters stripped from JavaScript before execution
· MFSA 2008-42 Crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.9.0.2/1.8.1.17)
· MFSA 2008-41 Privilege escalation via XPCnativeWrapper pollution
· MFSA 2008-38 nsXMLDocument::OnChannelRedirect() same-origin violation
· MFSA 2008-37 UTF-8 URL stack buffer overflow
September 1st, 2008The following security issues have been fixed:
· MFSA 2008-34 Remote code execution by overflowing CSS reference counter
· MFSA 2008-33 Crash and remote code execution in block reflow
· MFSA 2008-31 Peer-trusted certs can use alt names to spoof
· MFSA 2008-29 Faulty .properties file results in uninitialized memory being used
· MFSA 2008-26 Buffer length checks in MIME processing
· MFSA 2008-25 Arbitrary code execution in mozIJSSubScriptLoader.loadSubScript()
· MFSA 2008-24 Chrome script loading from fastload file
· MFSA 2008-21 Crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.8.1.15)
May 6th, 2008· Fixed security issues
· Fix: Crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.8.1.13)
· Fix: JavaScript privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution
February 27th, 2008· MFSA 2008-12 Heap buffer overflow in external MIME bodies
· MFSA 2008-07 Possible information disclosure in BMP decoder
· MFSA 2008-05 Directory traversal via chrome: URI
· MFSA 2008-03 Privilege escalation, XSS, Remote Code Execution
· MFSA 2008-01 Crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.8.1.12)
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