Beta Notes

Thunderbird Desktop

Version 50.0beta | Released October 31, 2016

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.

What’s New

new

Dictionary setting is restored when editing a draft. Content-Language header (RFC 3282) transmitted with message

new

Chat: XMPP: Support SASL SCRAM authentication mechanism

What’s Changed

changed

When replying to a mailing list, reply will be sent to address in From header ignoring Reply-to header

changed

Formatting toolbar is now left in place when delivery format is switched to plain text only

changed

IMPORTANT: Changed recipient address entry: Arrow-keys now copy the pop-up value to the input field. Mouse-hovered pop-up value can no longer be confirmed with tab or enter key. This restores the behavior of Thunderbird 24.

What’s Fixed

fixed

Reply to own e-mail does not reply with the correct identity

fixed

Reply with selected text containing quote resulted in wrong quoting level indication

fixed

Links in add-on details did not work in Thunderbird 49 beta.

fixed

Troubleshooting Information was incomplete in Thunderbird 49 beta.

fixed

Chat: XMPP Resource collisions

fixed

Calendar: improved stability when parsing events and tasks.

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