Thunderbird RC2 reviewed

The second release candidate of Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5 hasn't even been officially released yet, but that hasn't stopped eWeek from reviewing the program, and writer Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols likes what he sees. In contrast to earlier versions of T-bird, which Vauhgan-Nichols says were plagued by "poor search functionality and memory leaks,"
1.5 may well be "poised to regain its good name and far, far more." In a detailed review, Vaughan-Nichols says that 1.5RC2 resolves many of Thunderbird's outstanding bugs, and searching email folders containing as many as 1,500 messages is reliable, as are the program's spam filters and handling of multiple mail accounts. Ready to give it a try? You can download RC2 test builds (should they be called RCCs?) from Mozilla, or wait a few more days, since RC2 should be out the door before the holidays.

 

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