Well now, it looks like I will be upgrading across the board (Windows and Linux). With 1.5 out in the world of Thunderbird, I can finally see what improvements have been developed for spam filtering.

Mozilla unwrapped its latest version of Thunderbird - the popular email client - on Thursday. Thunderbird 1.5 boasts improved spam filters to block fraudulent phishing emails, customisable views and enhanced support for RSS (a feature which allows users to receive feed updates as email messages) and podcasting.

The latest version of the alternative email client, which comes free of charge, also makes it easier for users to get the latest security and feature updates to Thunderbird via a new, automatic update mechanism. Thunderbird 1.5 also checks users’ email as they type along with other features designed to make email easier to use. Thunderbird 1.5 is available immediately from Get Thunderbird here. [Read the rest]