Release Notes

Thunderbird Desktop

Version 52.3.0 | Released August 16, 2017

Check out the notes below for this version of Thunderbird. As always, you’re encouraged to tell us what you think, ask for help, or file a bug in Bugzilla.

System Requirements:
• Window: Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 or later
• Mac: Mac OS X 10.9 or later
• Linux: GTK+ 3.4 or higher

Details here.

Please refer to Release Notes for version 52.0 to see the list of improvements and fixed issues.

What’s Fixed

fixed

Unwanted inline images shown in rogue SPAM messages

fixed

Deleting message from the POP3 server not working when maildir storage was used

fixed

Message disposition flag (replied / forwarded) lost when reply or forwarded message was stored as draft and draft was sent later

fixed

Inline images not scaled to fit when printing

fixed

Selected text from another message sometimes included in a reply

fixed

No authorisation prompt displayed when inserting image into email body although image URL requires authentication

fixed

Large attachments taking a long time to open under some circumstances

Known Issues

unresolved

On Windows, "Send to > Mail recipient" does not work. Workaround: Install the Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 redistributable runtime library or the Universal C Runtime for Windows Server.

unresolved

Multiple requests for master password when GMail OAuth2 is enabled

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