So much has changed. In 1995, I was barely browsing the internet and getting my e-mail through CompuServe. In just a few years, I was using Claris em@iler and then, Eudora. One of Eudora's many bugs re-arranged the mail I could see, and I switched to Thunderbird.

The one reason I use Thunderbird is history. While I delete the majority of e-mail, there are certain things I need to keep, so it's good to have an e-mail client that not only allows keeping e-mail, but to allow me to search it quickly--and never misplaces any of it.

Interesting. I thought this project was put to rest forever, but I'm glad to see it is still receiving some attention.

The Related Links link just gives you a 404 on Mozilla site now, is it actually available in other languages anymore ?

Excellent app. I like it because it is simple to use and easy to use. It may not be as exclusive as Airmail but it is very useable.

The link to the governance model is broken - try this instead: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/New_Release_and_Governance_Model

anyone been able to configure thunderbird (osx) to receive/subscribe to rss feeds?

is this a windows only feature?

Found the solution for SLOW opening etc on mozillazine forums under the topic 'slow opening':

"There is a current bug which adds spurious lines to your pref.js file every time you open your address book, or load the contact sidebar. When enough of these amass, they can slow down initial address book/contact sidebar loading. See https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=230580

The bug will be fixed in release 2.0. Meanwhile, you may need to clean out your prefs.js file to remove the spurious lines.

With TBird CLOSED, go to your profile, and make a backup copy of your prefs.js file that you can revert to in case of problems. Then open prefs.js in a plain text editor (NOT a word processor like MSWord, Windows' Notepad will do). Find and delete any line with the string servers._nonascii_ in it. If it has gotten bad enough for the slowdown to be noticeable, you probably have hundreds of them.

Save the file under its original filename and location. If the editor you're using gives you a choice of formats, choose plain text or ascii."

IT WORKS: the original posting was by 'makaiguy ' - for further info, search the forums for "slow opening" - just passing on the info to others who are experiencing this bug..

solution above works - I had almost 2000 lines of junk in my prefs file. deleted them and Thunderbird is back to its snappy self.