[German]The developers of the e-mail client Thunderbird released version 68.7.0 on April 8, 2020 (just 25 after the first release candidate was released). This is a maintenance update for the 68 main version of the e-mail client, which corrects some bugs, but also contains security fixes.
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The note already came from Gero in this comment (thanks for that). I tested immediately, and got the update to the new version offered. During a quick check the update installed without any issues. According to the release notes the raw data of the message are available for MailExtensions. Furthermore there are the following changes:
- MailExtensions: The messages.update function has been enhanced to mark messages as junk or not
- MailExtensions: The browser.compose.begin function no longer extend mailing lists
The changelog also lists the following fixes for the new Thunderbird version:
- Various improvements to account setup when connecting to an Exchange server
- Thread collapsed when opening news message in a new window
- Addons not automatically updated to compatible version after upgrade from Thunderbird 60
- Updating addons did not prompt when requesting new permissions
- Extra recipients panel not keyboard-accessible
- Accessibility: Status bar was not detected by screenreaders
- MailExtensions: messages.query by folder name did not require accountsRead permission
- Calendar: Invitations with embedded null bytes did not always decode correctly
- Calendar: Cancelled events didn't show with a line-through
Although the release notes mention various security fixes, this page does not contain any entries for Thunderbird 68.7.0.
System requirements
The system requirements for the different operating system versions (see also):
- Windows: Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 or higher
- Mac: Mac OS X 10.9 or later
- Linux: GTK+ 3.4 or higher
The download is available here. By the way, the Thunderbird is free.
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