Thunderbird 2 Beta 2 released

by Antony

Thunderbird 1.5.0.4Mozilla Corporation has released Mozilla Thunderbird 2 Beta 2, a developer preview release for Mozilla's next generation Thunderbird. This build is designed for testers.

Mozilla Thunderbird 2 Beta 2 includes a theme update for Mac OS X, improved message preview text in new mail alerts, easy account setup for Gmail and .Mac accounts, and many bug fixes.

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Mozilla Thunderbird 2 Beta 2 requires:


  • Mac OS X 10.2.x and later
    Macintosh computer with an Intel x86 or PowerPC G3, G4, or G5 processor
    128 MB RAM (Recommended: 256 MB RAM or greater)
    200 MB hard drive space

  • Linux kernel - 2.2.14 with the following libraries or packages minimums:
    glibc 2.3.2, gtk+2.0, XFree86-3.3.6, fontconfig (also known as xft), libstdc++5
    Intel Pentium II or AMD K6-III+ 233 MHz CPU (Recommended: 500MHz or greater)
    64 MB RAM (Recommended: 128 MB RAM or greater)
    52 MB hard drive space

  • Windows 98 or later (Windows XP recommended)
    Pentium 233 MHz (Recommended: Pentium 500MHz or greater)
    64 MB RAM (Recommended: 128 MB RAM or greater)
    52 MB hard drive space

If you'd like to help Mozilla test out Thunderbird 2 Beta 2, you can get it below:
Thunderbird 2 Beta 2 (Mac OS X)
Thunderbird 2 Beta 2 (Linux)
Thunderbird 2 Beta 2 (Windows)

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Posted by Antony Shen on January 23, 2007 7:24 PM

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