Thunderbird Pro and Thundermail announced

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I didn’t even knew Thunderbird would have a paid version.
I think that most people know it for its FOSS privacy-focused email client, not sure Mozilla can become the next greatest client. They might be too late for that war.

Mostly because everybody moved to web-based or company-owned dedicated mobile apps.
This is at least how it is for me, I gave up on trying to find a decent email client years ago and Thunderbird was too bad for too long… :worried:

As for the price, they do provide:

  • email
  • calendar
  • send

Given that it’s FOSS and potentially decent, might not be that over-priced especially if targeted towards enterprises. Doesn’t look too expensive in comparison to enterprise competitors.

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Given the logo I assume this runs on Stalwart?

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Seriously! Pretty much any othre provider looks to be a better value…

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Yes I believe that was confirmed in a previous announcement, but I don’t see an explicit mention of it here.

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iewl seems they also use Zoom and make the same mistake proton made.

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Do they use it, or are they offering compatibility with a tool customers are likely to demand? There is a gigantic difference between the two.

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I thought there was going to be a free tier?

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Probably not in an early beta

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at the beginning, we plan to offer these services for free to consistent community contributors. Other users will have to pay for access. Once we have a strong enough user base that the services appear to be sustainable, we will open up free tiers with limitations, such as less storage or the like - depending on the service. You see this with other providers, some of it is practical as email addressing and file sharing are also prone to abuse when there are free tiers.

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I hope this can become an alternative to Mailbox.org. I don’t mind the higher price if it can offer a privacy-forward but still standards-compatible email experience with well-implemented, up-to-date features.

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I have to say, .pro is an odd choice of TLD for something as critical as email.

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I can’t understand the privacy philosophy of Thunderbird. So, should I cancel Proton and Tuta, install Gmail or Yahoo, and then use the Thunderbird service as cover? Sorry.