If you discover that your Microsoft 365 / Exchange mail account password is no longer working in Thunderbird, please take note of this:

Microsoft is force rolling out deprecation of normal password authentication, so you'll need to switch to "Authentication Method: OAuth2" in the account's Server Settings.

This should resolve your issue.

You can read more about this change here: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/exchange-team-blog/basic-authentication-and-exchange-online-september-2021-update/ba-p/2772210

We never did a proper #introduction , did we? 😲

Hi Fediverse, we're Thunderbird, an #opensource #email client available for free on Linux, macOS and Windows. (And coming next year to Android. FINALLY, right?)

You can use Thunderbird for managing an unlimited number of mail accounts, calendars, newsgroup accounts, and RSS feeds. You can also chat using your @matrix account.

💙 LIKES: Open standards, privacy, freedom, customization.

🚫 DISLIKES: Proprietary code.

Nice to meet you 📩

It looks like our Mastodon instance is really struggling today, so please forgive the lack of replies -- we're simply not seeing them!

Hopefully things clear up soon so we can show you the brand new Calendar UI for Thunderbird "Supernova" 😉

I'm working on a less formal blog post explaining how #Firefox Sync will work in #Thunderbird Supernova (and why it's going to rock).

But in the meantime, here's an overview from our Thunderbird UX discussion group:

https://thunderbird.topicbox.com/groups/ux/T80dedaad08f97aa5-M112d034c039071b714ab211b/firefox-sync-implementation-overview

~Jason

In 2023, #Thunderbird will reinvent itself with the “Supernova” release, featuring a modernized interface and brand new features.

One of the major improvements you can look forward to is an overhaul to our #calendar UI. Today we’re excited to give you a preview of what it looks like!

https://blog.thunderbird.net/2022/11/thunderbird-supernova-preview-the-new-calendar-design/

Thunderbird’s “Supernova” Release Promises Revamped Calendar UI, Firefox Sync Support

(Thanks @9to5linux!)

#Thunderbird #Email #Firefox #Calendar

https://9to5linux.com/thunderbirds-supernova-release-promises-revamped-calendar-ui-firefox-sync-support

Since you seem to be getting excited about the redesigned calendar in #Thunderbird Supernova, it's an appropriate time to mention that the ENTIRE application is getting a modern UI overhaul in 2023!

You can track our progress here: https://developer.thunderbird.net/planning/roadmap

(That link also leads to our Thunderbird Android roadmap).

#FOSS

Did you know that #Mastodon supports #RSS feeds?

That means you can follow your favorite people and topics right inside of Thunderbird!

→ Just add ".rss" to the URL ←

For example, our Mastodon URL "https://mastodon.online/@thunderbird"

becomes

"https://mastodon.online/@thunderbird.rss"

What about #hashtags ? YEP!

Let's look at #OpenSource . From our instance, it is: "https://mastodon.online/tags/opensource"

So, we just append .rss and it works!

"https://mastodon.online/tags/opensource.rss"

REALLY useful if you don't want to miss a thing!

Here's a screenshot of #K9Mail 's current message view. And two more showing what the NEW message design will look like! 👀

We've added some comments in the margins explaining some of the new features and UI elements.

Thunderbird for Android is taking shape, and it should be here before Thunderbird Supernova releases next summer!

(Note: This is by no means final, still a lot of polish and work to do)

#OpenSource #FOSS #Email #Android #Thunderbird