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EOL? Is Thunderbird on life support for end of life?

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A few years ago, articles claimed Thunderbird development would freeze, except for security patches. I was a longtime Thunderbird fan but stopped using it after reading this on a few well respected websites. Now, colleagues are telling me it's not true. Thunderbird is alive and well and being actively supported. Is it? Are there plans to continue supporting Thunderbird into the foreseeable future? Thanks for all you've done this far, regardless!

A few years ago, articles claimed Thunderbird development would freeze, except for security patches. I was a longtime Thunderbird fan but stopped using it after reading this on a few well respected websites. Now, colleagues are telling me it's not true. Thunderbird is alive and well and being actively supported. Is it? Are there plans to continue supporting Thunderbird into the foreseeable future? Thanks for all you've done this far, regardless!

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Thunderbird is not dead. I just yesterday ran a beta test ob TB51.0b0.

Here is the standard formal response to your question: http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=366405

Look here for signs of ongoing development releases:https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/thunderbird/releases/45.6.0/

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Thunderbird is not dead. I just yesterday ran a beta test ob TB51.0b0.

Here is the standard formal response to your question: http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=366405

Look here for signs of ongoing development releases:https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/thunderbird/releases/45.6.0/

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Thank you! Great to hear.