Should I be using Thunderbird 15, for mail and chat?

[thepiratedon]

Hi everyone!
I'm thinking of start using Thunderbird 15, for my mail and chat needs.

However I have no experience with Thunderbird and I'm not sure this is the right thing to do. (Security wise)

The plan is to migrate my:
.Gmail
.Hotmail's
.Google reader

.MSN
.Google Talk

.Skype (if Possible)

Is this a good thing to do? (Will I have same or better security?)
and should I have some addons for Thunderbird? (If you recommend me to use it...)

Thanks for help!

 

[McLovin]

What were you using before?

What you can move over to Thunderbird is Gmail, Hotmail, and Yahoo. Don't know about the Skype and what not.

 

[thepiratedon]

What were you using before?

What you can move over to Thunderbird is Gmail, Hotmail, and Yahoo. Don't know about the Skype and what not.

Hi!
I was simply using the web-interfaces.
Meaning:
. Gmail.com
. hotmail.com
.google.com/reader/

.Windows live messenger (program)
.Google Talk (program)
.Skype (program)

 

[McLovin]

Hi!
I was simply using the web-interfaces.
Meaning:
. Gmail.com
. hotmail.com
.google.com/reader/

.Windows live messenger (program)
.Google Talk (program)
.Skype (program)

I see, well for Gmail and Hotmail, you can use it in Thunderbird, as for the rest, not really sure. I would think if you want all instant messaging programs all in one, why not use something like Pidgin.

 

[thepiratedon]

Hi!
I was simply using the web-interfaces.
Meaning:
. Gmail.com
. hotmail.com
.google.com/reader/

.Windows live messenger (program)
.Google Talk (program)
.Skype (program)

I see, well for Gmail and Hotmail, you can use it in Thunderbird, as for the rest, not really sure. I would think if you want all instant messaging programs all in one, why not use something like Pidgin.

Ok, I will take a look at Pidgin.
But can I use Google Reader in Thunderbird?

 

[McLovin]

Ok, I will take a look at Pidgin.
But can I use Google Reader in Thunderbird?

Here are a couple of links that might help you

Link 1.

Link 2.

Link 3.

 

[joanna111]

hi, i want to ask you if we can use the thunderbird chat feature to install on our website to chat with our clients online ? because this is the main reason i would like to consider using it besides personal purpose.

if you check our site , http://www.xykoo.com , you see we use msn online chat to our client at the moment, but that is very limit as you understand not many people use msn chat nowadays, so a chatting system can combine with all other gmail, yahoo chat would be ideal.

thanks for your reply.