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Mozilla has yet to officially announce the final version of Thunderbird 2.0 and the [Thunderbird 2.0 page][4] still points to RC1, but the final version is available on the Mozilla servers.
Thunderbird 2.0 is a major leap forward for the Mozilla email client and boosts much improved performance as well as some great new features like support for message tagging, a customizable folder pane and one click integration with popular webmail services like GMail and .Mac.
While many people have moved to web-based email services such as GMail, Thunderbird still comes in handy for making sure you have a local backup of your mail. With the new GMail integration features all you need to provide is a username and password, Thunderbird will take care of the server and port information for you making backups a snap.
In addition to seamless integration, Thunderbird brings another popular webmail-based tool to the desktop e-mail experience -- message tags. Tags in the new Thunderbird can be used in much the same way as labels in GMail. When combined with filters, tags make an easy way to auto-classify and file mail.
But the big news for many Thunderbird users will be full Vista support in version 2.0. While previous versions can be made to run on Vista, 2.0 eliminates the bugs and intermittent crashes that many have experienced on Vista. Given the number of problems many users report with Outlook 2007, Thunderbird could prove a viable alternative.
If you'd like to grab the final version of Thunderbird now, here's your links: [Windows][1], [Mac][2], [Linux][3]. Note that all those links lead to directory listings, just click on the language of your choice and then click the Thunderbird file and your download should start.
[1]: http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/releases/2.0.0.0/win32/ "Win 32 Thunderbird 2.0"
[3]: http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/releases/2.0.0.0/linux-i686/ "Linux Thunderbird 2.0"
[2]: http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/releases/2.0.0.0/mac/ "Mac: Thunderbird 2.0"
[4]: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/2.0.0.0/releasenotes/ "Thunderbird 2.0 release notes"
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