Thunderbird Desktop
Version 104.0beta | Released July 27, 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.
These notes apply to Thunderbird version 104 beta 4 released August 16, 2022.
System Requirements: Details
- Windows: Windows 7 or later
- Mac: macOS 10.12 or later
- Linux: GTK+ 3.14 or higher
What’s New
new
Commandline argument to open Calendar at startup added (-calendar)
new
Setting to use OS-configure timezone added
What’s Changed
changed
Next and Previous Calendar menu items in Go menu now hidden until Calendar is activated
changed
OpenPGP Key Manager will clear selected keys after a deletion is performed
changed
Link to "introduction to e2e encryption" article updated
changed
Search box in horizontal Address book layout moved to the left
What’s Fixed
fixed
Compacting IMAP folders failed when "Just mark as deleted" was set
fixed
POP3 message download progress bar was not displayed
fixed
Self-signed TLS certificates did not work with POP3 connections
fixed
Non-ascii characters in passwords did not work with POP3 connections
fixed
An error was not displayed when an incorrect password was entered for a POP3 account
fixed
OAuth2 authentication was not available when the mail domain did not match the OAuth provider domain
fixed
"Empty Trash on Exit" was not always triggered when message quarantine was enabled
fixed
"Save Image As" context menu item did not work
fixed
Exporting an OpenPGP public key from Account Settings failed
fixed
Saving encrypted OpenPGP attachments created corrupt files
fixed
Auto-attaching vCard and OpenPGP keys did not always work as expected
fixed
"Default" label not shown for emails when editing a contact
fixed
Contact Title, Role, and Organization fields could be displayed in the wrong order
fixed
Contact birthdays on February 29 were displayed incorrectly in non-leap years
fixed
NNTP articles were not displayed in preview pane when a Primary Password was set
fixed
NNTP articles did not download when the hostname of the server was not all in lower-case
fixed
Saving NNTP messages to local disk failed
fixed
Auto-detection of CalDAV and CardDAV via DNS records used server domain leading to failures
fixed
Detection of photos in vCards improved
fixed
Contacts stored in a Google CardDAV address book contained extra backslashes in text fields
fixed
Some recurring events were missing from Agenda on first load
fixed
Editing events via right click menu failed to save changes
Fixed in beta 2
What’s Fixed
fixed
macOS display issues made Thunderbird unusable
fixed
OpenPGP Key Import wizard did not adapt to dark theme
fixed
Address book only recognized first two email addresses
fixed
RSS feed URL links in headers panel could not be activated by keyboard
fixed
Settings page used caused excessive CPU usage
Changed & Fixed in beta 3
What’s Changed
changed
Encryption reminder for S/MIME emails disabled
changed
Contact address lines are now adjusted to appear in the expected order
changed
Custom1-4 fields restored to Address Book UI; existing data is preserved from pre-102 profiles
What’s Fixed
fixed
The fix for bug 1777765 (no POP download progress bar) was backed out from this release to address broken POP message download with Fetch headers only selected in Account Settings (bug 1783552).
fixed
Repairing IMAP folders in Offline mode removed local copy of the folders
fixed
Message threading status and sort order was not transferred when applying column layout to other folders
fixed
Searching on attachment status did not work in Message Search dialog
fixed
Saving attachments from newsgroups did not work
fixed
Setting contact type to "None" was not possible if a type was previously set
fixed
"File -> New -> Address Book Contact" from Compose window did not work
fixed
Editing a contact without Name fields populated filled in the email address into the name fields
Changed & Fixed in beta 4
What’s Changed
changed
C++ NNTP implementation removed
changed
Selecting or unselecting a dictionary in the Spelling compose toolbar button will no longer immediately close the menu; Making dictionary changes via the editor context menu will continue to close the context menu
What’s Fixed
fixed
POP Fetch headers only mode did not work for some server configurations
fixed
A TLS certificate override dialog for self-signed certificates was not shown for IMAP accounts
fixed
Running Compact Folders on maildir folders caused a redownload of all messages in the folder
fixed
Remove All Expired Articles was not displayed on expired NNTP messages
fixed
ALT+<numpad digits> keypress events were intercepted by the Spaces Toolbar, preventing special character entry on Windows
fixed
Autocomplete functionality in the composer failed under some circumstances
fixed
Address book toolbar buttons were not keyboard accessible
fixed
Sending messages to encrypted Matrix rooms failed in some cases
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