Story: Thunderbird gets phishing detection
Well, to each his own - I'm still waiting to see that appear in Outlook Express, which has been out for what, 4 years?
Remember that Thunderbird hasn't been in development as long as other products have been - and it's still packing much more functionalities than many other ones, that usually make you pay for those.
The last time I tried Eudora, it was version 5 - all attached files were kept unencrypted on the disk, and were containing so many viruses it was scary.
I'm using Thunderbird to access all my pop accounts; it's small, secure, free, cross-platform, if I really feel like seeing how it's done I can do it... And I don't have to wonder if I need this or that licence if I use it at home or at work.
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