Thunderbird 3 comes up with new search interface
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The latest version of the popular open-source desktop email client, Thunderbird 3, was finally released a few days ago and it sports a range of new or improved features like better search and a tabbed interface (download site: http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird). It had been in the making for about two years.
The organisation behind it is Mozilla Messaging, a subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation that promotes the web browser Firefox. Most heavy email users might find managing the voluminous inflow and outflow of messages a daunting challenge. The latest version of Thunderbird has come up with a new search interface, which includes filtering and timeline tools that help users dig out fast the messages they were looking for.
And what if the search results timeline is displayed in a stylish bar graph?
A tabbed interface, like the one found in modern browsers, means the content of each email and folder can be viewed in individual panes, within a window.
Yet another feature that might help in better email management, particularly for checking multiple mailboxes, is ‘smart folders’. Here, different mail accounts can be combined and made accessible at one go, in one Inbox, for instance.
