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Released on 11 Jan 06, and this changelog was last updated on 23 Apr 06.
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5 has been released. Release notes are available. This post lists the improvements in Thunderbird 1.5 over the previous aviary branch release 1.0.7. Do note that this list is not exhaustive. It is based on previous changelogs for versions 1.1a1, 1.1a2, 1.5b1, 1.5b2, 1.5rc1 and 1.5rc2.
Generally, with the release of 1.5, the stability of the program has been improved immensely, coupled with better search capabilities compared to the 1.0.x Aviary branch releases. Attachments can now be deleted from emails while support for podcasting, Google Maps and improved spam filtering have been added. Additionally, there is a built-in phishing detector and the program now auto-saves drafts, so in case the program or OS crashes, the draft will not be lost. Spell checking while typing is now possible, and software update improvements have been implemented similar to that of Firefox 1.5.
Improvements over Thunderbird 1.0.x Aviary Branch:
New features:
- 2920, 288273, 298860: Deleting attachments from messages.
- 16360: Auto save as draft for mail composition.
- 240600, 278310, 278312: Spell check as you type.
- 269483: Automated update to streamline and improve product upgrades and/or extensions.
- 276632: make autocomplete be more like google suggest (make it most popular results come first)
- 282157: Google Maps now supported
- 282174: Podcasting and other RSS Improvements.
- 282500: Built in phishing detector.
- 290237: Support for server side spam filtering.
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UI improvements
- 262626,284144: Improvements to product usability including redesigned options UI, and SMTP server management.
- 256545, 297360: Improved user interface for building up search criteria
- 289091: Improved processing of return receipts for IMAP users
- 298969: Ability to create message filter actions for forwarding and replying (with a template).
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Backend
Impact key for security issues listed on the Mozilla Foundation Security Advisories webpage:
- Critical: Vulnerability can be used to run attacker code and install software, requiring no user interaction beyond normal browsing.
- High: Vulnerability can be used to gather sensitive data from sites in other windows or inject data or code into those sites, requiring no more than normal browsing actions.
- Moderate: Vulnerabilities that would otherwise be High or Critical except they only work in uncommon non-default configurations or require the user to perform complicated and/or unlikely steps.
- Low: Minor security vulnerabilities such as Denial of Service attacks, minor data leaks, or spoofs. (Undetectable spoofs of SSL indicia would have “High” impact because those are generally used to steal sensitive data intended for other sites.)
Notable bugfixes:
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Security-related
- 265736, 280769, 311710, 313173, 315304 - Crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.8) (Moderate)
- 269095, 320182, ZDI-06-009 - Mozilla Firefox Tag Order Vulnerability (Moderate)
- 290488, 327194 - Cross-site scripting using .valueOf.call() (Moderate)
- 296514, 296639 - Cross-site JavaScript injection using event handlers (Moderate)
- 311025, 311403, 311455 - Privilege escalation via XBL.method.eval (Moderate)
- 311497, 311792, 312278, 313276, 313479, 313630, 313726, 313763, 313938, 325269 - JavaScript garbage-collection hazard audit (Moderate)
- 312871, 313236, 313375 - Accessing XBL compilation scope via valueOf.call() (Moderate)
- 313370, 313684 - Privilege escalation using a JavaScript function’s cloned parent (Moderate)
- 313373 - cross-site scripting through window.controllers (Moderate)
- 307185: [Security fix] URLs passed on the command line are parsed by the shell (bash).
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UI Fixes
- 194147: Selecting “Mark As” causes Quick Search not to work on “m” and “r”
- 231965: LDAP Download User Interface and function broken
- 245418: menus and contextual menus open on wrong screen when using two displays
- 270743: First launch account creation doesn’t honor unchecking [ ] Download messages now option
- 274264: Japanese attachment file name garbled
- 278398: address typed gets replaced with first email address from dropdown list after Tab is pressed
- 281847: [Linux] clicking mailto: link and “send link” fail to bring up mail compose
- 285136: apply bug 221824 “themes should be RTL compatible” to thunderbird
- 286555: When selecting a folder in the folder list, the folder immediately below the one clicked is selected.
- 295040: Switching folders doesn’t work
- 297254: Replied status not applied after sending a message which was autosaved during composition
- 299395: extension list uses hard-coded background color — unreadable with light-text OS theme
- 300886: privacy icon in preferences looks stretched
- 302095: Security warning dialog appears unnecessarily on View | Message Source.
- 303152: Options ->Update , “when updates are found” is always enabled
- 306551: popuplist is too small in filter manager dialog - usability blocker
- 308367: Resume downloading thunderbird stays in the menu after update is downloaded
- 309080: Thunderbird icon is defective
- 312520: Use Warning.png in the phishing bar
- 312598: Duplicated thread in threaded view of virtual folder and quick search
- 312846: Pressing Enter when a UI-link is focused inside a wizard advances the wizard
- 313193: Saved Search Folder Location Dialog Shows Deferred Accounts
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Crashes
- 238614: TB09 crashed after cancelling message send operation
- 254527: TB09 crashes when using a symlink to a signature file
- 269554: going from tbird 0.8 -> 0.9 or 1.0 hangs with huge POP mail folders
- 273560: Crash when selecting inbox after selecting saved search folder before search complete
- 284083: crash [ @ nsDBFolderInfo::GetTransferInfo :970 ]
- 284699: [Win95] Thunderbird 1.0 crash when started for the first time
- 292041: Crash on some drag and drop of mail from current messages list into IMAP folders
- 307875: Crash if I select the correct spell “hello” from context menu
- 309590: thunderbird crashes when I delete some messages from folder (not imap)
- 313422: Thunderbird hangs on “verifying”, when subscribing to a new RSS 0.90 feed
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Functionality
- 173924: Doesn’t fetch new mail after a random period
- 246966: Thunderbird does show blank page for some mails, due to problems with storing the previous e-mail
- 260034: Cannot send mail if temporary directory contains non-ascii characters
- 264544: Templates deleted after sending
- 288871: Problems entering addresses in new mail composition
- 292101: emails have lost their correct message and have text from other messages, a few of the messages are now blank - correct messages were present before they arrived
- 292568: Message-Edit Message As New then File-Save (template or draft): deletes original message
- 296520: Mails incorrectly deleted when using “Delete messages more than xx days”
- 296940: Update Changes Cause Thunderbird to Enter an Infinite Loop
- 298479: renamed email folder to name of deleted search folder. All data lost.
- 299473: Not possible to enter data in account setting fields
- 300136: Full update archives may need to contain remove commands
- 301649: Invalid local image filenames cause forwarded-inline messages to spin indefinitely on send.
- 304904: Necko should refuse to look up invalid hostnames containing “%”
- 305226: Details link in Software Update is broken.
- 306170: background download fails if server returns 200 response
- 308196: remote xfeDoCommand broken in thunderbird
- 308311: Local Folders - Changing directory not possible
- 310305: Message Filters Delete Text
- 313210: Compacting folder might delete content/messages
- 314754: ‘Extension compatibility updates’ check never completes
- 316868: RSS2 dc:creator is broken
- 317396: templates disappear when saving
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Installer / Build Config
- 300092: Installer shows NO text - only the variables names are shown
- 306355: Don’t put important configuration in mail/config/mozconfig
- 307225: Language packs for Firefox 1.5 Beta need chrome.manifest files in order to install
- 308308: Extensions.rdf is no longer needed
- 310569: 64-bit unsafe cast in nsMsgIncomingServer.cpp
- 310615: bump Firefox / Thunderbird version on Mozilla 1.8 branch to 1.4.1
- 310335: Build fails on xptcinvoke_arm.cpp:139: error: extra ‘;’
- 312392: bump Thunderbird version on Mozilla 1.8 branch to 1.5
- 312937: Make RSS a default component in the installer
- 313208: Thunderbird 1.5 latest l10n builds are repackaged from wrong build
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Mac-specific:
- 273720: There is no preview of a default (Pinstripe) theme.
- 286483: Thunderbird OS X builds missing prompt alert icon
- 292009: [Mac] Can’t dismiss View Password dialog
- 307436: app update window is too narrow to fit the UI
- 307323: New mail plays both the system beep and the notification sound
- 307999: The width of the font panel is short on OS X and GNOME.
- 308541: Digitally Signed email pen not visible
- 311527: Delaying software update by pressing “Later” doesn’t give user proper feedback when dialog reappears
- 311755: Remove “Bring All to Front” from the Window menu
- 313200: Jiggle in thread pane column headers with the pinstripe theme
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Miscellaneous fixes:
- 266679: Thunderbird consumes excessive file-handles and memory
- 289126: INTERNAL ERROR on Browser End: Could not get the JVM manager; System error
- 295726: Disable presence URL check
- 305032: edit commands not available to subsequent instances on startup
- 305375: Alerts service not built on non-Win32 platforms (gtk1/2)
- 307028: auto-save happens even if message is currently being sent
- 307303: migration wizard APIs need updated
- 308321: Detaching attachment should remove any Content-Transfer-Encoding header
- 308348: create complete MAR files for locale builds
- 308822: rewrap function disabled on first reply of session
- 310010: DOM Inspector from Firefox prior to 1.0 cannot be uninstalled in 1.4 and above (Applies to Thunderbird as well)
- 310139: Editing mime-type handlers fails with a missing handler
- 310772: Update version number for l10n branch build repackaging
- 310833: Template builder doesn’t free constructed content when menulists are in use
- 311241: Start page doesn’t take RTL in RTL interface
- 311402: Land NSS 3.10.2 Beta 1 on MOZILLA_1_8_BRANCH
- 311560: Migration doesn’t select any option by default
- 312015: Attachment > Download Folder directory is not updated
- 312182: Windows shortcut in Start Menu for “Thunderbird Safe Mode” Passes Incorrect Parameters
- 313240: Update service fails via exception when run as non-privileged user
Improvements over Thunderbird 1.5 RC 2:
Fixes:
- None. If you have already installed RC 2, then you have the 1.5 final release.
Deacon Nikolai | 11-Jan-06 at 3:42 am | Permalink
When is yet?
Jan! | 12-Jan-06 at 4:35 pm | Permalink
It’s out! http://getthunderbird.com/
Nowayjose | 12-Jan-06 at 5:44 pm | Permalink
Still no xref-chasing in the newsreader?
*sigh*
carol79 | 12-Jan-06 at 8:27 pm | Permalink
Thanks @ Mozilla Thunderbird team!
You rock!
carol
http://deutschland-weltmeisterschaft-2006.de/
David | 12-Jan-06 at 8:41 pm | Permalink
Great news! cheers! compiling it now in my ubuntu box
Ivan Tumanov | 12-Jan-06 at 9:27 pm | Permalink
Hmm.. so if its announced on mozilla.com then it IS released, or is it in some sort of before-official but already-avaiable release state?
Rick | 12-Jan-06 at 11:10 pm | Permalink
Is the trashy spam filter improved? This is one of my main complaints. No amount of training will get it to work properly
freedom | 13-Jan-06 at 1:22 am | Permalink
Any idea if this be can installed directly over RC2, or does RC2 need to be uninstalled first?
Eric | 13-Jan-06 at 3:02 am | Permalink
Has anyone thought about implementing a exchange plugin ?? (MAPI)
Sarguin | 13-Jan-06 at 3:04 am | Permalink
+1 for Eric comment (about Exchange).
me | 13-Jan-06 at 3:12 am | Permalink
bugzilla 299343
cannot paste at start of line…
paste
paste again at start of line - fails.
William D. Babb | 13-Jan-06 at 3:43 am | Permalink
There is a very annoying bug that I’ve observed since I first installed Thunderbird 1.0 but I’ve never seen a fix for it that I recognized. The bug is the failure to advance to the next unread message when the message is in a different folder. This action is very unpredictable. Sometimes it works but usually it doesn’t. I’m using 1.0.6 currently. If anyone recognizes this bug as being fixed, I’d like to know about it.
Anonymous | 13-Jan-06 at 6:37 am | Permalink
no improvements for Newsreader? Give me a break!
Steve | 13-Jan-06 at 6:54 am | Permalink
Still no way to easily export and import mailboxes to allow for backups or for easily moving your mail to a new computer?
This is a basic function that should exist.
JoeP | 13-Jan-06 at 3:23 pm | Permalink
Warning (and most important) - still no facility/program to easily back out of Thunderbird and move (export) its mail folders back into Outlook or OE. Backing out is a long, tedious and multi-step nightmare involving finding, copying & renaming all of Thunderbird’s mail files, installing Eudora Lite, copying the renamed files into Eudora, starting Eudora, opening the copied mail folders, closing Eudora, starting OE and importing from Eudora. Expect to get only about 80% of your mail back, some which will be unreadable.
Looking through the fixes in v.1.5 I also did not see patches for the following;
In Compose:
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1. Cursor frequently disappears.
2. The cursor does not always respond to a space bar press at the end of word - even though space press registered. Pressing the space bar again results in 2 spaces!
3. The cursor frequently freezes when pressing either the right or left arrow keys.
4. Pressing the up/down arrow keys to move to the line above or below often repositions the cursor at the top or bottom of the message, instead of the adjacent line.
5. Extra CTRL-L keystrokes needed to create a link placed in a message from the “Send Link” in Firebird.
6. Spell checker very primitive (in comparison to OE).
Other:
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1. Thunderbird unexpectedly renames mail folders with 8 character number/letter patterns.
2. Numerous mail messages duplicated but the text was blank.
Conclusion:
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Thunderbird is not ready for prime time in either SOHO or business. OE may be antiquated and featureless by comparison but it is consistent, fast, solid, easy to use and has the best spell checker out there.
Adrian | 13-Jan-06 at 6:54 pm | Permalink
I find the easiest way to move mail between apps is to copy the mail folder back into an IMAP folder, then re-read it in the alternate mail reader. No need for an intermediate step.
In the meantime, a recent upgrade from Exchange Server 4 to Exchange Server 2003 has reduced the SMTP server to local mail only. Since this server allowed me to use Thunderbird with the company mail system, I’d be very interested to know if this is an Exchange regression : perhaps it’s a local policy change that someone’s lying about.
Manish | 13-Jan-06 at 9:15 pm | Permalink
Thank you all Thunderbird Team!
Congratulations.
Chris in Canada | 14-Jan-06 at 3:15 am | Permalink
I just upgraded to 1.5 from 1.0.7. Thunderbird refuses to Launch!!!!
What can I do? Can you assist? I am not a geek, but I am afraid I’ll quickly become one after fixing this problem.
Thanks for any help that you can provide. I live on my Email.
Christopher (chrisassad-DONOTSPAM-@gmail.com)
Anonymous | 14-Jan-06 at 6:14 am | Permalink
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=365392 offers a solution chris
Anonymous | 14-Jan-06 at 9:42 am | Permalink
Steve, I assume you are referring to Firefox
v 1.0.7 and you hadn’t any problems running Thunderbird under v 1.0.5 of Firefox. Version 1.0.5 of Firefox is 2 versions back - the most current version of Firefox is 1.5, and the newly released version of Thunderbird is also 1.5.
If Firefox 1.0.7 is giving Thunderbird grief as you describe, first thing I would do is back up the entire Documents and Settings folder (and all it sub-folders). This is where both the Firefox and Thunderbird profile files and Email data folders reside - usually under one of the Application Data folders. I can’t be more specific since I uninstalled Thunderbird sometime ago but just get it all for now. This way if things get really bad, you have a current backup.
I assume you are running XP so now do a system roll back to a time prior to when you updated to v 1.0.7 of Firefox. Go to Start->Programs->Accessories->System Tools->System Restore and select Restore My Computer to an Earlier Time. Click Next and follow the on screen instructions.
If this doesn’t make things right, uninstall Firefox 1.0.7 (via Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel) and reinstall Firefox 1.0.5. If you don’t have a copy on your hard drive, you will need to download it - I don’t know if Mozilla keeps the older versions, I have a copy but I would have to Email it to you.
Hope this helps.
Joe
Anonymous | 15-Jan-06 at 2:24 am | Permalink
Chris (called you Steve by accident - another senior moment) - I just realized Thunderbird’s release #’s are the same as Firefox’s (I stopped using Thunderbird in May 05 & went back to OE).
My suggestions are the same, except substitute the word Thunderbird wherever I said Firefox.
Also you can get back version T-Bird releases - just click on Official Releases under Sources on the left side of this web page.
Sorry for the confusion - it is happening more as I travel into the “golden years”
Joe
zhifeng | 15-Jan-06 at 11:44 am | Permalink
It’s working very well, Thanks for your hard work.
It’s a little bug. When I use TB for a moment and I can’t change the display coding in option menu
Sjoerd | 16-Jan-06 at 3:00 am | Permalink
A smoothless transition from 1.0.7 to 1.5. What a wonderful program this is. It is a joy to communicate with this tool. Great work, and thanks a lot to all those who contribute(-d) to it.
KireK | 16-Jan-06 at 3:50 am | Permalink
SPAM filter wasn;t much bette runtill I wiped the old traingin, and the retrained using the contents of my spam folder. Now workign much better…. for now….
Mike Chapman | 16-Jan-06 at 7:20 pm | Permalink
I’ve had 1.5 installed for a few days and am very happy with it, seems a LOT more stable (my only real concern since I switched to a dedicated newsgroup reader)
Q: Have I got RC2/Final? About dialog tells me
version 1.5 (20051201)
which isn’t very specific (is that a release date in YYYYMMDD format?).
Anyway, keep up the sterling efforts, friends!
Robert | 17-Jan-06 at 6:59 am | Permalink
I wish that one could select the folders for storing mail,etc. Some of us do not wish to store everything on C:
Jon | 18-Jan-06 at 2:05 am | Permalink
Is it possible to have different columns in different folders. For instance in the sent folder I would like a ‘recipients’ column and in the rest I would like a ’sender’ column.
At the moment if I change one folder the rest chance also.
I am using TB1.5 on Win 32 XP SP2
If it is not currently possible could submit it for consideration please
rgds
jon