Laut Ankündigung sollen Nutzer des Release Candidate 1 diesen über die integrierte Update-Funktion auf den neuesten Stand bringen können.

Here's what's new in Thunderbird 1.5 RC 2:

• Automated update to streamline product upgrades. Notification of an update is more prominent, and updates to Thunderbird may now be half a megabyte or smaller. Updating extensions has also improved.
• Sort address autocomplete results by how often you send e-mail to each recipient.
• Spell check as you type.
• Saved Search Folders can now search across multiple accounts.
• Built in phishing detector to help protect users against email scams.
• Podcasting and other RSS Improvements.
• Deleting attachments from messages.
• Integration with server side spam filtering.
• Reply and forward actions for message filters.
• Kerberos Authentication.
• Auto save as draft for mail composition.
• Message aging.
• Filters for Global Inbox.
• Improvements to product usability including redesigned options interface, and SMTP server management.
• Many security enhancements.

• Windows - Thunderbird 1.5 RC2 (6,1 MB)
• Linux - Thunderbird 1.5 RC2 GTK2 + XFT (no installer) (10,1 MB)
• Mac - Thunderbird 1.5 RC2 Compressed Disk Image (10,7 MB)

• Release Notes
• Thunderbird Roadmap
• Planungen zu Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0

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