Category Archives: Bugs

Earlybird (Thunderbird 11.0a2) Working Again
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As we had reported last night, the next build was going to contain a patch to fix the issue with mozglue.dll error message. After installing a fresh copy of the 2012-01-28 Earlybird build, everything is working again. Users will need … Continue reading

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Earlybird (Thunderbird 11.0a2) Currently Broken
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There is a critical bug in the January 27, 2012 build of Thunderbird Earlybird (11.0a2) which is preventing the application from launching on Windows. This is believed to be the result of the check in of Bug 701371 – Rename … Continue reading

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Thunderbird 9.0.1 Released
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Well, I didn’t see this coming, mainly because I use the Beta builds as my default Thunderbird build on my desktop machine. I do run the Release version of Thunderbird on my laptop, but since I am on break from … Continue reading

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Thunderbird Usage Survey Results
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During the month of November 2011, Mozilla conducted a Thunderbird usage survey. The survey was available via link on the Mozilla Thunderbird Start Page. The results were quite interesting: More than 70% Thunderbird users are men! Please, tell your wife, … Continue reading

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Add-on Compatibility Reporter Update
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Add-on Compatibility Reporter has been updated to version 0.9.3 earlier today. This update addressees issues with the Add-on compatibility checking not being disabled when updating to Firefox 10 Aurora and/or Thunderbird 10 Earlybird builds. Simply go into the Aurora or … Continue reading

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Thunderbird 8 Released
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Thunderbird 8 has been released on November 8th, 2011. Current Thunderbird 7.0.1 users can update via Help > About Thunderbird. Lightning users, after you have updated to Thunderbird 8.0, your calendars will be broken. To fix this go Tools > … Continue reading

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Folder Pane View Switcher
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May be I am one of the few people who use the Folder Pane View Switcher feature in Thunderbird.The switcher appears on top of the folder list allows you to choose via left/right arrows: All Folder, Favorite Folders, Unread Folders, … Continue reading

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Add-ons Won’t Install TBird 10 Daily (2011-10-17)
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There was an issue (on Windows for sure) with the Thunderbird 10 Daily build from 2011-10-17, where add-ons would not install. Dragging an add-on file into the add-ons manager or using the Install From File option would not work. Plus … Continue reading

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Thunderbird 7.0.1 Released
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Mozilla has release an emergency update for Thunderbird 7.0 on September 30th. This release addressed issues with some add-ons disappearing when users updated to Thunderbird 7.0 release. This is the same issue that also affected the Firefox 7.0 release earlier … Continue reading

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Thunderbird 6.0 Beta 2 (6.0b2) Coming Soon
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Mozilla Labs will be pushing a second Beta for Thunderbird 6.0 on Tuesday, August 2nd. Bug fixes/patches included in this upcoming release include: The Aero Glass theme has been changed to try and make it easier to read. Bug 658534 … Continue reading

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