Release Notes

Thunderbird Desktop

Version 102.4.2 | Released November 4, 2022

Check out the notes below for this version of Thunderbird. As always, you’re encouraged to tell us what you think, or file a bug in Bugzilla.

For more on all the new features in Thunderbird 102, see What’s New in Thunderbird 102.

System Requirements: Details

  • Windows: Windows 7 or later
  • Mac: macOS 10.12 or later
  • Linux: GTK+ 3.14 or higher

What’s Changed

changed

"Address Book" button in Account Central will now create a CardDAV address book instead of a local address book

What’s Fixed

fixed

Messages fetched from POP server in Fetch headers only mode disappeared when moved to different folder by filter action

fixed

Thunderbird re-downloaded locally deleted messages from a POP server when "Leave messages on server" and "Until I delete them" were enabled

fixed

Multiple password prompts for the same POP account could be displayed

fixed

IMAP authentication failed on next startup if ImapMail folder was deleted by user

fixed

Retrieving passwords for authenticated NNTP accounts could fail due to obsolete preferences in a users profile on every startup

fixed

Get Next n Messages did not consistently fetch all messages requested from NNTP server

fixed

Get Messages button unable to fetch messages from NNTP server if root folder not selected

fixed

Thunderbird text branding did not always match locale of localized build

fixed

Thunderbird installer and Thunderbird updater created Windows shortcuts with different names

fixed

LDAP search filters unable to work with non-ASCII characters

fixed

"Today" highlighting in Calendar Month view did not update after date change at midnight

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