FossaMail is a mail, news and chat client for Microsoft Windows based on Mozilla Thunderbird. It is a re-build of Mozilla Thunderbird ESR (Extended Support Releases) that has been optimized and reconfigured by the same developer behind Pale Moon browser. Is built from source with the main goal of providing a fast and reliable Mozilla Thunderbird-based client that should work with all existing add-ons and plugins that were developed for Mozilla Thunderbird.
It uses its own profile folder (default location to "%APPDATA%\FossaMail") and therefore has no interaction with any current installation of Mozilla Thunderbird. Please note that Windows XP is not supported and you need at least Windows Vista (or a newer edition of Windows), a CPU (processor) with SSE2 support (most modern CPUs support this, check this section - "CPUs supporting SSE2") and obviously, enough space on your computer hard drive to store your e-mails along with an Internet connection.
Features:
Is built from source with compiler optimizations geared towards an as stable and smooth operation of the client as possible (Pale Moon-alike optimizations).
Uses the Pale Moon browser core as its back-end. The client is therefore based on Pale Moon rather than other Mozilla-derived mail clients.
Uses its own profile folder on your system. This means it will not interfere with existing Thunderbird installations.
The default profile location is %APPDATA%\FossaMail
Should be compatible with all Thunderbird (v24/25b era) add-ons and plugins.
Is available in 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) versions for both Windows and Linux.
Comes with an optional calendar/organizer add-on (Lightning, available from the download location below) that will allow it to be used in a Microsoft Outlook style information manager fashion.
Whats New in version 25.2.1:
This is a security and stability release, updating the client's back-end to Pale Moon 25-LTS 25.9.1.
This incorporates all relevant core security/stability updates from the latest Pale Moon version, as well as a fix for a potential problem when composing using an LDAP-based address book.
System requirements:
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Operating system either:
- Windows Vista or above (Windows XP is not supported), OR
- A recent Linux distribution (it will not run on particularly old kernel/libc combinations)
- A processor with SSE2 support
- Sufficient hard drive space to install and store your e-mail and other data
- An internet connection ;-)
Homepage: http://www.fossamail.org/
Download Page: http://www.fosshub.com/FossaMail.html