Thunderbird 2 Release Candidate 1 released

Mozilla Corporation has released Mozilla Thunderbird 2 Release Candidate 1 (RC1), a preview release for Mozilla's next generation Thunderbird. This build is designed for testers and early adopters.

Mozilla Thunderbird 2 RC1 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 improvements.

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Mozilla Thunderbird 2 Release Candidate 1 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 RC 1, you can get it below:
Thunderbird RC 1 (Mac OS X)
Thunderbird RC 1 (Windows)
Thunderbird RC 1 (Linux)

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