Software Update: Mozilla Thunderbird 60.9.0

Despite the recent release of version 68.0 of Thunderbird, the Mozilla Foundation has released another update from the 60.x series. Mozilla Thunderbird is an open source email and newsgroup client, with features such as support for several mail and news accounts, a spam filter, spell checker, and a customizable look and feel. In Thunderbird, new functionality is rarely added. Version 60 includes improvements in attachment handling, spell checking, and working with templates. This release fixes several security vulnerabilities and provides the option to use an external add-on when configuring an Office 365 account.

New:

• Offer to configure Exchange accounts for Office365. A third-party add-on is required for this account type. IMAP still exists as an alternative

Fixed:

• Various security fixes.

Known Issues

• Due to changes in the Mozilla platform profiles stored on Windows network shares addressed via drive letters are now addressed via UNC
• Chat: Twitter not working due to API changes at Twitter.com