thunderbird¶
Mozilla's full-featured mail client — the household name
- Version recorded: 140.14.0esr
- Categories:
email-clients,workstation - Upstream: https://www.thunderbird.net/
What it does¶
Mozilla Thunderbird: mail, calendars, address book and RSS in one long-lived, actively developed open-source client.
Why you would want it¶
The most widely known open-source mail client, which matters for EMCOMM: in a stress situation, familiar software is a feature. Rich filtering keeps Winlink traffic organised. In the packet/Winlink workflow, messages fetched by PAT land in a local mailbox; a mail client is how a human reads and writes them.
Before it will work¶
Nothing radio-side. To wire it to Winlink, point it at PAT's mailbox or use PAT's own web UI alongside it -- the packet profile's documentation covers the workflow.
How it installs¶
- apt:
thunderbird
Known problems¶
Ubuntu has been migrating Thunderbird to snap; on our verified targets (Parrot, Debian, Kali) the apt package is the real application. Measure Ubuntu when its VM exists.
Keeping it current¶
- probe: apt policy
- strategy: apt_upgrade
Where to get help with the software itself¶
MZLA/Thunderbird project — support.mozilla.org and an active community.