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Mozilla Messaging to work on Thunderbird 3, the future of communication
Today David Ascher announced that the new Thunderbird project has a new name: Mozilla Messaging. He also outlined a bit of what we can expect to see in Thunderbird 3:
- An integrated calendar (right now you have to install the Lightning add-on to get calendar functions in Thunderbird)
- Improved search
- Easier configuration
[via Mozilla Links]
Comments
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Subscribe to commentsJaymezFeb 19th 2008 11:50AM
So they want to bloat the system just like Outlook? The more stripped the app, the better, IMO. Otherwise, I'd just run Outlook.
Doug WeglarzFeb 19th 2008 11:55AM
This will be interesting...hope they keep the Thunderbird name .
yabunFeb 19th 2008 1:31PM
This is awesome.
It's possible to add abilities without making it heavy and convoluted like Outlook. As internet communication evolves with IM, webmail, VoIP, and social sites, all messaging clients need to stay nimble and keep options open.
Outlook and Exchange are deeply rooted in a lot of corporations. If Thunderbird wants to be more than a home email POP/IMAP client it needs to grow. It needs easy corporate deployment and mass-manageability. It needs a good flexible server platform that supports email, calendars, scheduling, shared calendars, and shared email folders with a maintainable security model.
quantaFeb 19th 2008 1:34PM
Hopefully this subsidiary will bring magic to Thunderbird the way the restructured Mozilla Corporation+Foundation has brought success to Firefox. Thunderbird is a good email program, but clearly can go to even higher heights.
Seriously improving the Sunbird calendar to give it some PIM-like capabilities is a good start. I don't consider it bloat.
peegeeFeb 19th 2008 9:01PM
The only time I use a desktop client now (Outlook) is at work. The fact that I can access web mail from anywhere has made me a hard-core user of Yahoo!. So why do we need another desktop client?
dan.zimmerliFeb 19th 2008 11:11PM
There already is a cool chat addon available for Thunderbird. SamePlace. http://www.sameplace.cc
RassendylFeb 20th 2008 4:30AM
This is interesting. Mozilla people are doing great job.
sthFeb 26th 2008 9:35AM
I have to agree somewhat with Jaymez. The beauty of Mozilla products is their customization.
Not all users want calendar functions or IM and chat so the ability to add user specific plugins has to stay a key feature of Thunderbird. Having said that, I use the Lightning plugin and Sameplace so would welcome development of both calendar and IM capabilities.
Also with the development of Google Apps as a viable business email / PIM server it will be interesting to see if M$ loses some of its grip in the corporate sector over the coming years. I hope so.