E-mail has been backbone of our internet civilization. We can’t imagine a life without e-mail on the net. Whether for personal communication, business, banking, shopping or for Blogging, on the net e-mail is a must have element of every act. Hey even the scammers and spammers need e-mail

So lets get on with the simple in depths overview of one of the finest e-mail gear introduced to us as of today. Yes I am aware many of us use web mail, means we login and check our mails through email provider’s webpage. But what if you have to handle multiple e-mail addresses and it’s definitely exhausting switching through so many website to check/write everyday mails. That’s where came up desktop e-mail reader like outlook express, Microsoft outlook, Netscape email reader so many. Those e-mail readers can collect and bring emails right in your desktop from hundreds of email account, regardless of email service provider. No need to switching and jumping through yahoo, msn, goggle etc. for your daily activities. I have used several of those desktop email reader including outlook, and lately Mozilla Thunderbird. Outlook express and MS outlook is pretty much do a decent job, have multiple identity option, filter options(So that email can be deliver in a certain folder according to it’s subject/sender or even content). But hey people want something more than just a reader now days. Well Mozilla Thunderbird gives us the answer.

Mozilla a open source software organization, the maker of Firefox browser, no introduction need about them. Lets take a look at Thunderbird has to offer, shall we?

Full-Featured Emai
Junk Mail Filters
Anti-Phishing Protection
Advanced Security
Automatic Updates
Cross platform compatibilities (Support windows, MacOS and Linux/Unix)
And most unique feature is Customize Thunderbird;
no other email client had ever offered this option.

For Customizing Thunderbird you have opportunity to use their Add-ons features. They are—

1. Extensions: are small add-ons that add new functionality. They can add anything from a toolbar button to a completely new feature.

1. Plugins: help your browser perform specific functions like viewing special graphic formats or playing multimedia files. Plugins are slightly different from extensions, which modify or add to existing functionality, you can say alternation of existing features.

1. Search engines: Yes you can add search engine function to your Thunderbird client. Pretty smooth right!

1. Themes: Themes or Skins of Thunderbird can change the looks of your client.

And best off all you can download any of those customizable add-ons from the web or you can create your own.

Truly open-source and truly a tale of a Great gear.

(The source of the technical aspects of this article and the logo is Mozilla.org)