New Update Mozilla Thunderbird (updates and discussion)

[silversurfer]

Thunderbird Nebula Version 128.6.1 (ESR)

What’s Fixed​

• Link at about:rights pointed to Firefox privacy policy instead of Thunderbird's
• POP3 'fetch headers only' and 'get selected messages' could delete messages
• 'Search Online' checkbox in saved search properties was incorrectly disabled
• POP3 status message showed incorrect download count when messages were deleted
• Thunderbird could show incorrect 'From' and 'To' fields for mailing list emails
• Space bar did not always advance to the next unread message
• Folder creation or renaming failed due to incorrect preference settings
• Forwarding/editing S/MIME drafts/templates unusable due to regression
• Sort order in 'Search Messages' panel reset after search or on first launch
• Reply window added an unnecessary third blank line at the top
• Thunderbird spell check box did not allow ENTER to accept suggested changes
• Long email subject lines could overlap window control buttons on macOS
• Flathub manifest link was not correct
• 'Prefer client-side email scheduling' needed to be selected twice
• Duplicate invitations were sent if CALDAV calendar email case did not match
• Visual and UX improvements

Release Notes

Thunderbird is a free email application that’s easy to set up and customize - and it’s loaded with great features!

www.thunderbird.net

 

[silversurfer]

Thunderbird Nebula Version 128.7.0 (ESR)

• Images inside links could zoom when clicked instead of opening the link
• Compacting an empty folder failed with write error
• Compacting of IMAP folder with corrupted local storage failed with write error
• After restart, all restored tabs with opened PDFs showed the same attachment
• Exceptions during CalDAV item processing would halt subsequent item handling
• Context menu was unable to move email address to a different field
• Security fixes

Release Notes

Thunderbird is a free email application that’s easy to set up and customize - and it’s loaded with great features!

www.thunderbird.net

 

[silversurfer]

Thunderbird Nebula Version 128.7.1 (ESR)

What’s Fixed​

• Users may not have been notified if messages arrived in multiple folders at once.
• Message list scrolled to the wrong place on start-up.
• Unified folders could become unusable instead of being automatically rebuilt.
• Some messages may have been threaded incorrectly in unified folders.
• Middle-click autoscroll cursor appeared without arrows instead of expected design.

Release Notes

Thunderbird is a free email application that’s easy to set up and customize - and it’s loaded with great features!

www.thunderbird.net

 

[silversurfer]

Thunderbird Nebula Version 128.8.0 (ESR)

What’s Fixed​

• Opening an .EML file in profiles with many folders could take a long time.
• Users with many folders experienced poor performance when resizing message panes.
• "Replace" button in compose window was overwritten when the window was narrow.
• Export to mobile did not work when "Use default server" was selected.
• "Save Link As" was not working in feed web content.
• Security fixes

Release Notes

Thunderbird is a free email application that’s easy to set up and customize - and it’s loaded with great features!

www-stage.thunderbird.net

 

[silversurfer]

Thunderbird Nebula 136.0 (stable version) is now "recommended" to download from the homepage:

Download

Thunderbird is a free email application that’s easy to set up and customize - and it’s loaded with great features!

www.thunderbird.net

What’s New​

• Messages are automatically adapted to dark mode with a quick toggle in the header.
• New "Appearance" Settings UI to globally control message threading/sorting order.

What’s Changed​

• Criteria for closing idle message databases.

What’s Fixed​

• Thunderbird Release channel was not displayed in "About Thunderbird".
• Crash could occur when shutting down during MAPI send.
• The error message for compacting a corrupted local folder was not useful.
• Deleting or detaching attachments in a saved .eml file appeared to work but failed.
• On HiDPI screens, clicking addresses in the header could show popup off-screen.
• Opening an .EML file in profiles with many folders could take a long time.
• Some messages may have been threaded incorrectly in unified folders.
• Unified folders could become unusable instead of being automatically rebuilt.
• Folders at level 3+ were not auto-discovered when IMAP subscriptions were ignored.
• New subfolder did not inherit parent view, sort order, sort type, or columns.
• With "Fetch headers only" enabled, messages could not be sorted by size.
• Selecting starred messages did not update immediately.
• Marking a unified folder as favorite did not show it in favorite folders.
• Users with many folders experienced poor performance when resizing message panes.
• The UI could falsely report a message as encrypted when a null cipher was used.
• Search messages dialog list could not be sorted by clicking the header icon.
• Sending to multiple SMTPs could fail silently due to missing address book.
• "Replace" button in compose window was overwritten when the window was narrow.
• Changing the UI font size did not apply to some dialogs.
• Deleted Gmail messages stayed visible until compact/expunge, despite settings.
• Export to mobile did not work when "Use default server" was selected.
• Account settings menu could be loaded twice.
• Account Settings updated font size were not reflected in the content frame.
• Add-ons: Context menu entries were incorrectly aligned.
• Middle-click autoscroll cursor appeared without arrows instead of expected design.
• Some functionality was missing for newsgroup messages opened from a file or URI.
• Notifications for new mail were not showing for IMAP.
• Message and folder lists could display incorrect line spacing after restart.
• Clicking a 'mid:' link could clear the thread pane and cause errors.
• Release channel incorrectly showed What's New page after update.
• "Save Link As" was not working in feed web content.
• Sort indicators were missing on the calendar events list.
• Visual and UX improvements
• Security fixes

Release Notes

Thunderbird is a free email application that’s easy to set up and customize - and it’s loaded with great features!

www.thunderbird.net

 

[silversurfer]

Thunderbird Version 136.0.1​

What’s Fixed​

• Thunderbird could crash during shutdown if a search was still active
• Failed news message send could close the compose window unexpectedly

Release Notes

Thunderbird is a free email application that’s easy to set up and customize - and it’s loaded with great features!

www.thunderbird.net

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Thunderbird Version 128.8.1 (ESR)​

What’s Fixed​

• PGP/MIME signed message with a missing signature did not display
• Some emails forwarded as attachments used the wrong MIME type

Release Notes

Thunderbird is a free email application that’s easy to set up and customize - and it’s loaded with great features!

www.thunderbird.net

 

[silversurfer]

Thunderbird 137.0

What’s Changed​

• File names are now used when storing mail folders (Windows only).
• Disable Linux system tray icon until it gains functionality

What’s Fixed​

• Security fixes
• In-app notifications did not display correctly in high contrast mode.
• Repair folder did not fix mbox files produced on MacOS before Thunderbird 1.0.
• Edit menu entries missing when group header selected in "Grouped by sort" view.
• IMAP folder "Undelete" performed "Delete" when mixed messages were selected.
• In RSS feeds, the space bar did not scroll the message like it did in emails.
• Slow performance opening an .eml file in a profile with many folders.
• Threaded search view was not updated correctly when sorted by date received.
• Line spacing changed unexpectedly in the message list with the default font size.
• Saved message list selection was discarded when user made a new selection.
• Replying from local or unified folders failed when the message pane was hidden.
• Message security panel strings were used in the wrong places.
• Importing an OpenPGP public key with whitespace failed.
• Unable to open attached signed OpenPGP .eml message.
• Right-clicking "Decrypt and Save As..." on an attachment file failed.
• Searching during shutdown could cause crash.
• Failed news message sending could close the compose window unexpectedly.
• Having a corrupt address book database prevented sending mail.
• Forwarding messages as attachments could use the wrong MIME type.
• Two-factor auth via text or email did not work with Office 365 using Oauth2.
• Account settings menu could be loaded twice.
• No gap existed between Back and Forward buttons in the Feed Account Wizard dialog.
• Thunderbird could crash when importing mail
• Unable to auto-discover Address Book on Radicale server.
• Mark-Of-The-Web was not applied to attachments saved via drag and drop.
• Some messages could not be scrolled due to hidden overflows in inline styles.
• Clicking a 'mid:' link could clear the thread pane and cause errors.
• Performance regressed when moving/copying messages on Windows.
• Automatic compact did not attempt to compact all folders when error encountered.
• Slow performance when moving bulk messages from IMAP to local.
• Crossposting news article was not possible if newsgroups on different servers.
• IRC channel was not visible after restart.
• Unable to view full certificate chain from the "View Signature" button.
• Visual and UX improvements

Release Notes

Thunderbird is a free email application that’s easy to set up and customize - and it’s loaded with great features!

www.thunderbird.net

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Thunderbird 128.9.0 (ESR)

What’s New​

• Thunderbird now has a notification system for real-time desktop alerts

What’s Fixed​

• Data corruption occurred when compacting IMAP Drafts folder after saving a message
• Right-clicking "Decrypt and Save As..." on an attachment file failed.
• Thunderbird could crash when importing mail
• Sort indicators were missing on the calendar events list.
• Security fixes

Release Notes

Thunderbird is a free email application that’s easy to set up and customize - and it’s loaded with great features!

www.thunderbird.net