Thunderbird 2.0 to Take Flight Thursday

Mozilla has announced the 2.0 version of its Thunderbird e-mail application will be available Thursday. The new, free program contains features such as message tagging, message history, search and Web mail services and is customizable with many free add-ons. Thunderbird is cross-platform, open source and is localized into 35 languages.

Mozilla will release the Thunderbird 2.0 e-mail Email Marketing Software - Free Demo program on Thursday at the primary download site. The new version adds message tagging, message history navigation, new search features and more.

Thunderbird 2 has these new features, according to the Mozilla Foundation:

* Message Tagging -- Organize e-mails by assigning tags like "From Mom" or "Weekend Projects" to easily track and search for information. Users can choose from default tags, such as Important, Personal, To-Do, Later and Work, or create their own custom tags. Users can also add as many tags as they want to a message.

* Message History -- Thunderbird 2 offers message history navigation similar to Web browsing history navigation. Users can move backward and forward through their messages and easily browse through their message history.

* Search -- Use the find-as-you-type pane to speed up searches within displayed messages and the quick search feature, which starts showing search results as soon as users start typing in search terms. Thunderbird 2 saves users time by allowing them to store searches as folders. Rerun saved searches by clicking on the saved search folder in the folder pane.

* Easy Access to Web Mail Services -- Thunderbird 2 users can integrate and access popular Web mail services by simply entering their user names and passwords.

* Customization -- Users can customize Thunderbird 2 with hundreds of free add-ons that change the look, feel and functionality of Thunderbird to suit their tastes. Users can also create their own message templates to save time.

Thunderbird is a free, cross-platform, open source Latest News about open source e-mail program that is localized into 35 languages. On Mac OS X, it is a Universal Application and requires Mac OS X 10.2.x or later.