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bignose<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@argv_minus_one" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>argv_minus_one</span></a></span> <br>&gt; the weird authentication protocol required by Gmail.</p><p>For that, specifically, I can only recommend: If a mail provider refuses to conform to standard auth protocols, they're a lost cause, ditch that provider.</p><p>As for this:</p><p>&gt; what about email clients?</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mutt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mutt</span></a> has served my needs for decades, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/AERC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AERC</span></a> is worth a look: <a href="https://aerc-mail.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">aerc-mail.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>and, for mobile devices, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/K9Mail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>K9Mail</span></a>: <a href="https://f-droid.org/packages/com.fsck.k9/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">f-droid.org/packages/com.fsck.</span><span class="invisible">k9/</span></a></p>
Preston Maness ☭<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://techhub.social/@NearerAndFarther" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>NearerAndFarther</span></a></span> That's because Thunderbird for Android is a rebrand of K-9 mail. They hired the K-9 dev, and now K-9 is Thunderbird for Android. K-9 didn't have an RSS reader, but I think it'd be great if Thunderbird for Android got one :D</p><p><a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/rss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rss</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/Thunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thunderbird</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/k9mail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>k9mail</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://indieweb.social/@tantacrul" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tantacrul</span></a></span> </p><ul><li>Cuz I really want more people like <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.jp/@landley" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>landley</span></a></span> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGmtP5Lg_t0&amp;t=11m30s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">to point out the elephant in the room</a> in that a lot of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> Software needs more <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/polish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polish</span></a> - similar to how <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@thunderbird" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thunderbird</span></a></span> got an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UI</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/overhaul" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overhaul</span></a> and how they rather chose to absorb <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/K9mail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>K9mail</span></a> than to do redundant work on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a>...</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@thunderbird" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thunderbird</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bladerunner.social/@stevelord" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>stevelord</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@fdroidorg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fdroidorg</span></a></span> </p><p>Also when one installs <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Thunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thunderbird</span></a> for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a>, it offers importing settings from <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/K9Mail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>K9Mail</span></a> and that just works.</p><ul><li>So ideally one just installs Thunderbird, let it import settings from K9-Mail and then one's ready to roll.</li></ul><p>Takes literal seconds...</p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Thunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thunderbird</span></a> for <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> is go – at least the beta is<br>A traditional-style rich <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/email" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>email</span></a> client<br>Thunderbird for Android has reached beta testing, and you can grab it from the Google Play Store. A version should follow on the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> F-Droid store soon.<br>Thunderbird for Android is not a ground-up new project but is based on the existing <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/K9Mail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>K9Mail</span></a> application, which is 15 years old: it débuted late in October 2008. I installed the beta, and it describes itself as version 8.0b2.<br><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/09/thunderbird_for_android_beta/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theregister.com/2024/10/09/thu</span><span class="invisible">nderbird_for_android_beta/</span></a></p>
doragasu<p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Thunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thunderbird</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> being a K-9 Mail rebranding is an interesting twist... If Mozilla doesn't screw it. I have been using <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/FairEmail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FairEmail</span></a> for years and I'm happy with it, but K-9 Mail was always the other option for me. <a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/10/thunderbird-android-client-is-k-9-mail-reborn-and-its-in-solid-beta/?utm_brand=arstechnica&amp;utm_social-type=owned&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/1</span><span class="invisible">0/thunderbird-android-client-is-k-9-mail-reborn-and-its-in-solid-beta/?utm_brand=arstechnica&amp;utm_social-type=owned&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/K9Mail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>K9Mail</span></a></p>
Laïc Saloçin<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@thunderbird" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thunderbird</span></a></span> </p><p>What about <a href="https://mastodon.zaclys.com/tags/fdroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fdroid</span></a> ?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.zaclys.com/tags/thunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thunderbird</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.zaclys.com/tags/k9mail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>k9mail</span></a></p>
ilias :thepiratebay:<p>finally switched completely from K-9 to FairEmail client and... man it's so flexible in terms of configuration! really loving it</p><p>also discovered a Librewolf-like fork of Thunderbird called Betterbird – going to test it and choose between that and GNOME Evolution client (only those two from my experience have proper and intuitive OpenPGP support out of the box)</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Email" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Email</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mozilla</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/k9mail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>k9mail</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Thunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thunderbird</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FairEmail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FairEmail</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a></p>
Ortwin Pinke<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hub.netzgemeinde.eu/channel/gadgeteer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gadgeteer</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kkarhan</span></a></span> </p><p>Seems not to be the best app if one wants <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/eprivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eprivacy</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ThunderbirdforAndroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThunderbirdforAndroid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/k9mail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>k9mail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/thunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thunderbird</span></a> </p><p>👇<br><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@kuketzblog/113236929009862374" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">social.tchncs.de/@kuketzblog/1</span><span class="invisible">13236929009862374</span></a></p>
Brad Linder<p>Mozilla has released the first public beta of the new Thunderbird for Android... but so far it's basically just a rebranded version of the open source K-9 Mail app, with new branding and colors. <a href="https://buff.ly/3zummok" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/3zummok</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/email" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>email</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/K9Mail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>K9Mail</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Thunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thunderbird</span></a></p>
𝖆𝖒𝖆𝖗𝖔𝖐 🇨🇿🇪🇺<p>✉️ For the 2nd time I gave <a href="https://mastodonczech.cz/tags/FairEmail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FairEmail</span></a> a chance, but sorry, no... the setup and settings are so confusing and complex, I am really not able to use it (saying that as a geek is quite surprising, isn't it).<br><a href="https://mastodonczech.cz/tags/K9mail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>K9mail</span></a> remains the best free &amp; opensource email client for <a href="https://mastodonczech.cz/tags/AndroidOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AndroidOS</span></a>. It is the official <a href="https://mastodonczech.cz/tags/Thunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thunderbird</span></a> app for mobile. Thank you, <a href="https://mastodonczech.cz/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mozilla</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@thunderbird" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thunderbird</span></a></span> <a href="https://k9mail.app/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">k9mail.app/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
JRelland :linux: :flower:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@thunderbird" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thunderbird@mastodon.online</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tilvids.com/accounts/thunderbird" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thunderbird@tilvids.com</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@k9mail" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>k9mail</span></a></span> </p><p>Bonjour,</p><p>J'utilise <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/k9mail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>k9mail</span></a> pour avoir <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/thunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thunderbird</span></a> sur mon Android.</p><p>Que recommandez-vous pour avoir aussi le calendrier et les autres fonctions de Thunderbird :).</p><p>Merci de votre retour.</p>
adingbatponder<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@thunderbird" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thunderbird</span></a></span> The <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/k9mail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>k9mail</span></a> app does not have its own lock screen or password / biometric protection ... is that right ?? Love the app but without a password protection to protect the app even when phone is unlocked the app does not pass muster. Yahoo app does have this. Please, if I am right, fix this. Thanks!! :ablobcatheartsqueeze:</p>
Thunderbird: Free Your Inbox<p>After a stable release of K-9 Mail, our Android team usually spends a couple weeks fixing bugs. The bug hunt takes center stage in this month's <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> progress report, with cketti and Wolf ironing out a BUNCH of them. </p><p><a href="https://blog.thunderbird.net/2024/04/thunderbird-for-android-k-9-mail-march-2024-progress-report/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.thunderbird.net/2024/04/t</span><span class="invisible">hunderbird-for-android-k-9-mail-march-2024-progress-report/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Thunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thunderbird</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/K9Mail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>K9Mail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a></p>
Thunderbird: Free Your Inbox<p>When Thunderbird for Android is ready for release, what will the upgrade path from K-9 Mail look like? Will both apps co-exist? Where does Mozilla Sync fit in? </p><p>Alex answers some of your burning questions about our Android plans in this short clip from our recent Community Office Hours session. </p><p><a href="https://tilvids.com/w/wGoySntAhuVxpnniETxaJG" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tilvids.com/w/wGoySntAhuVxpnni</span><span class="invisible">ETxaJG</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Thunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thunderbird</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/K9Mail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>K9Mail</span></a></p>
Dunbar's Number<p>Just seen the news that it's official that <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ThunderbirdForAndroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThunderbirdForAndroid</span></a> is delayed. I had a feeling as the days of December kept ticking by that we weren't going to see <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Thunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thunderbird</span></a> in Q4 as intended and to be honest, I'm not even mad about it. Personally, I don't just want a rebadged <a href="https://mas.to/tags/K9mail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>K9mail</span></a>, I want something progressive and visionary... *cough* <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ThunderbirdSync" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThunderbirdSync</span></a> *cough*. I'm looking forward to seeing the release that <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MZLA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MZLA</span></a> are happy with.</p>
GENKI<p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/K9Mail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>K9Mail</span></a> が <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Thunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thunderbird</span></a> になるのずっと待ってる(なるんだよね? :tony_grinning:</p>
Thunderbird: Free Your Inbox<p>August was a relatively calm month for the team, with many taking well-deserved summer vacations and attending our first Mozilla All-Hands event. </p><p>Despite the quieter pace, we managed to hit a significant milestone on our journey to Thunderbird for Android: the beta release of our new account setup interface.</p><p>Read more: <a href="https://blog.thunderbird.net/2023/09/thunderbird-for-android-k-9-mail-august-2023-progress-report/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.thunderbird.net/2023/09/t</span><span class="invisible">hunderbird-for-android-k-9-mail-august-2023-progress-report/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/K9Mail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>K9Mail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Thunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thunderbird</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a></p>
Thunderbird: Free Your Inbox<p>Last month we reported on our progress in turning K-9 Mail into Thunderbird for Android. And we promised to do that every month.</p><p>So let's get you updated on the latest developments!</p><p><a href="https://blog.thunderbird.net/2023/04/thunderbird-for-android-k-9-mail-march-progress-report/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.thunderbird.net/2023/04/t</span><span class="invisible">hunderbird-for-android-k-9-mail-march-progress-report/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/K9Mail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>K9Mail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Thunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thunderbird</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Email" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Email</span></a></p>
Tim<p>I read that the goal for <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/k9mail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>k9mail</span></a> is to have feature parity with <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/thunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thunderbird</span></a> on the desktop. Does this mean k9 will be/already is an <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/RSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSS</span></a> client? <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@thunderbird" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thunderbird</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@k9mail" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>k9mail</span></a></span></p>