Read/WriteWeb reports that Thunderbird 2.0 will be out by the end of this month, with a final release candidate due out this week.
So what’s in store for Mozilla’s open-source email client? Integration with Gmail and .Mac, message alerts, and new ways to organize emails by using Gmail-like tags. You can apply labels to messages, and then search for those labels later. Or, unlike Gmail, you can still separate your email into folders.
The Gmail and .Mac integration basically means that it’s easier to set up Thunderbird to work with webmail accounts. It’s not quite the same as having a Gmail-like interface in a desktop application, but it does mean you don’t have to work as hard to configure your POP and SMTP settings.
The update also includes optional new message alerts, which will pop up every time an email arrives at your inbox. If you only want alerts for the most important messages, you can apply filters that will direct most emails away from your inbox.
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