Thunderbird Desktop
Version 73.0beta | Released January 31, 2020
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.
These release notes apply to Thunderbird version 73 beta 2 released January 31, 2020.
What’s New
new
Redesigned recipient address fields (To, Cc, Bcc) as single-line input fields for multiple addresses instead of one line per address
new
WebExtension messages.update function extended to mark messages as junk or not junk.
new
Chat: IRC echo-message capability
What’s Changed
changed
Offline replication of LDAP address books now uses an SQLite database instead of a Mork database
changed
Support for creating Mork-based address books removed
changed
TLS 1.0 and 1.1 disabled
changed
Calendar: Web Calendar Access Protocol (WCAP) support removed
changed
Calendar: Task and Event tree colours adjusted for the dark theme
What’s Fixed
fixed
Attachments with one or more spaces in their names couldn't be opened under some circumstances
fixed
Tags were lost on messages in shared IMAP folders under some circumstances
fixed
Automatic address book conversion from Mork to SQLite failed in some circumstances
fixed
Setting the "Junk" keyword on a message did not clear the "NonJunk" keyword, and vice-versa
fixed
Signing and encryption icons in the composer status bar
fixed
WebExtension messages.update API failed to change message tags in IMAP folders
fixed
Retrieval of S/MIME certificates from LDAP failed
fixed
Incorrect forwarding of HTML messages caused SMTP servers to respond with a timeout
fixed
Calendar: When filtering tasks both by group and by task name, only the task name filter was applied
fixed
Calendar: Various parts of the calendar UI stopped working when a second Thunderbird window opened
New and Fixed in Beta 2
What’s New
new
Support for Client Identity IMAP/SMTP Service Extension
new
Support for OAuth 2.0 authentication for POP3 accounts
What’s Fixed
fixed
Focus jumping with recipient pills in addressing widget
fixed
To: field shown if the Newsgroup or Follow-up fields were in use
fixed
Address-parsing crash on some IMAP servers when preference mail.imap.use_envelope_cmd was set
fixed
In the Write window "Insert > Characters and Symbols" dialog not working
fixed
In the Write window message header fields were not dark in system dark theme
fixed
Calendar: Could not remove color for default categories
fixed
Calendar: Today pane did not retain width between sessions
fixed
Chat: OTR fingerprint verify dialog not working
Known Issues
unresolved
Calendar: Lightning not updating to corresponding 73.0b2 version. Workaround: Set preference extensions.lastAppVersion
to a value of 72.0 to force a refresh. Check version number in the Add-on Manager afterwards.
unresolved
Opening the properties of a folder may hang on Mac
unresolved
WebExtension toolbar button badges not displayed
unresolved
Offline replication of LDAP databases may fail to replace an earlier copy. Workaround: remove or rename any existing database (probably named ldap.sqlite
) from your profile before starting replication