![]() ![]() But even after the spin-off and independence, Thunderbird's lack of resources isn't helped by Thunderbird development being more difficult than it needs to be (read: seemingly unapproachable for many potential contributors). Mozilla infamously bungled, underfunded, and then abandoned it (as a result of narrowing their focus from "the Internet" from their original charter and trying to redefine "Internet" to mean "the Web"). Thunderbird's problem is and always has been a lack of resources. However, I think Thunderbird is gaining momentum again For a normal user, that might be off-putting. > But there's also a problem: I now have Thunderbird exactly how I wanted it, but it took a few hours to set it up and it required some technical knowledge: calendar, tasks, Gmail like smart search, multi language corrections. There's probably a dozen better ways of doing this, but even this duct-tape method works fine for me. ![]() One pitfall is that a profile can only get opened by versions as new or newer than the last Thunderbird installation that used it - for this purpose I made an empty profile I can switch to just to update Thunderbird before I use my actual profile. I guess by installing plugins and configuring it, but not adding email accounts, you could even make a profile for less technically savy people to use and add their email acount to. The ability to install Thunderbird on a new machine, point it to the profile directory and have it exactly as you set it up is just wonderful. If you haven't already, check out how profiles and the profile manager work, and maybe put your Thunderbird profile in a location you backup, or even sync with other devices if needed. I now have Thunderbird exactly how I wanted it, but it took a few hours to set it up and it required some technical knowledge: calendar, tasks, Gmail like smart search, multi language corrections. ![]()
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