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Re: Thunderbird

From "jeff g." <jeff.g.group@att.net>
Newsgroups alt.os.linux.ubuntu
Subject Re: Thunderbird
Date 2016-01-10 16:30 -0800
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <n6usu4$rc0$3@dont-email.me> (permalink)
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On 01/10/2016 01:55 PM, gamo wrote:
> El 10/01/16 a las 22:31, Paul escribió:
>> gamo wrote:
>>>
>>> Thunderbird, a program nobody use, has two critical
>>> security holes patched since 24 Dec past year. I'm
>>> waiting until the new version be updated.
>>>
>>> Someone want to discuss more about the weak sec policy?
>>>
>>
>> Thunderbird is a program based on Firefox.
>>
>> It uses Firefox as a rendering engine, to draw
>> the three pane view you use for mail and USENET posting.
>>
>> Perhaps 10% of the files are Thunderbird specific.
>>
>> The other 90% are pulled directly from the Firefox tree.
>>
>> It's easy to see how a security issue, would be an issue
>> with the rendering engine underneath, and not with the
>> Thunderbird specific code.
>>
>> Examine the security issues reported with Firefox,
>> compare to Thunderbird reported ones, *then* comment
>> on how sloppy the Thunderbird developers are on their
>> 10% contribution.
>>
>> Is it stupid to use an entire web browser as a rendering
>> engine. Yes, of course. But it helps a certain user
>> out there, who wants to see his USENET posts in HTML.
>> That's why they do it this way.
>>
>>     Paul
>
> Yes, yes, but to clarify, the patches are available with
> new version 38.5.1 of TB.
> Already exist. Maybe a vacational delay.
>

what does that mean?

> In other cases they are circulating outdated versions
> and few excuses are available.
>

what does THAT mean??

You don't like it, don't use it.  I've never heard of anyone habving a 
problem with that program - I've been using it since day 1.

And there is no more development going on, just security updates, last I 
even looked.


-- 
Jeff G.
She was only a whisky-maker, but he loved her still.

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Thunderbird gamo <gamo@telecable.es> - 2016-01-10 21:18 +0100
  Re: Thunderbird "Dirk T. Verbeek" <dverbeek@xs4all.nl> - 2016-01-10 22:26 +0100
    Re: Thunderbird gamo <gamo@telecable.es> - 2016-01-10 22:41 +0100
  Re: Thunderbird Paul <nospam@needed.com> - 2016-01-10 16:31 -0500
    Re: Thunderbird gamo <gamo@telecable.es> - 2016-01-10 22:55 +0100
      Re: Thunderbird "jeff g." <jeff.g.group@att.net> - 2016-01-10 16:30 -0800
        Re: Thunderbird "jeff g." <jeff.g.group@att.net> - 2016-01-10 19:29 -0800
        Re: Thunderbird gamo <gamo@telecable.es> - 2016-01-11 06:04 +0100
          Re: Thunderbird "jeff g." <jeff.g.group@att.net> - 2016-01-11 08:34 -0800
            Re: Thunderbird gamo <gamo@telecable.es> - 2016-01-11 17:48 +0100
              Re: Thunderbird "jeff g." <jeff.g.group@att.net> - 2016-01-11 10:29 -0800
      Re: Thunderbird CookieM <do@not.spam> - 2016-01-12 09:46 +0100
        Re: Thunderbird gamo <gamo@telecable.es> - 2016-01-12 11:37 +0100
          Re: Thunderbird Madlove <madlove@arkham.dc> - 2016-01-14 14:48 -0400
            Re: Thunderbird Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-01-14 11:48 -0800
            Re: Thunderbird gamo <gamo@telecable.es> - 2016-01-14 21:24 +0100
              Re: Thunderbird Madlove <madlove@arkham.dc> - 2016-01-15 14:02 -0400
  Re: Thunderbird stepore <linshine@here.now> - 2016-01-10 20:57 -0800
    Re: Thunderbird Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-01-10 21:12 -0800
      Re: Thunderbird stepore <linshine@here.now> - 2016-01-10 21:31 -0800
      Re: Thunderbird "Dirk T. Verbeek" <dverbeek@xs4all.nl> - 2016-01-11 20:23 +0100
    Re: Thunderbird gamo <gamo@telecable.es> - 2016-01-11 06:11 +0100
      Re: Thunderbird stepore <linshine@here.now> - 2016-01-10 21:26 -0800
      Re: Thunderbird Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-01-10 21:27 -0800
        Re: Thunderbird gamo <gamo@telecable.es> - 2016-01-11 06:43 +0100
          Re: Thunderbird Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-01-10 21:54 -0800
            Re: Thunderbird "Dirk T. Verbeek" <dverbeek@xs4all.nl> - 2016-01-11 20:10 +0100
              Re: Thunderbird gamo <gamo@telecable.es> - 2016-01-11 20:14 +0100
  Re: Thunderbird Gordon <Gordon@clear.net.nz> - 2016-01-11 06:23 +0000
    Re: Thunderbird gamo <gamo@telecable.es> - 2016-01-11 08:12 +0100
      Re: Thunderbird Goody2Shoes <Goody2Shoes@wmail.io> - 2016-01-11 07:38 -0800
        Re: Thunderbird gamo <gamo@telecable.es> - 2016-01-11 17:08 +0100
          Re: Thunderbird Goody2Shoes <Goody2Shoes@wmail.io> - 2016-01-11 08:18 -0800
            Re: Thunderbird gamo <gamo@telecable.es> - 2016-01-11 17:38 +0100
              Re: Thunderbird Goody2Shoes <Goody2Shoes@wmail.io> - 2016-01-11 08:51 -0800
                Re: Thunderbird gamo <gamo@telecable.es> - 2016-01-11 19:01 +0100
          Re: Thunderbird DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno <DLU1@DecadentLinuxUser.org> - 2016-01-11 11:50 -0500
    Re: Thunderbird Wildman <best_lay@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-11 10:53 -0600
      Re: Thunderbird DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno <DLU1@DecadentLinuxUser.org> - 2016-01-11 12:05 -0500
  Re: Thunderbird Dan C <youmustbejoking@lan.invalid> - 2016-01-17 03:18 +0000
    Re: Thunderbird gamo <gamo@telecable.es> - 2016-01-17 07:32 +0100
      Re: Thunderbird Dan C <youmustbejoking@lan.invalid> - 2016-01-17 19:41 +0000
        Re: Thunderbird gamo <gamo@telecable.es> - 2016-01-18 07:59 +0100
          Re: Thunderbird Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-01-18 06:38 -0500
            Re: Thunderbird stepore <linshine@here.now> - 2016-01-18 20:06 -0800
              Re: Thunderbird "Cybe R. Wizard" <cybe_r_wizard@WizardsTower.invalid> - 2016-01-19 00:35 -0600
                Re: Thunderbird stepore <linshine@here.now> - 2016-01-18 22:38 -0800
                Re: Thunderbird Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be.invalid> - 2016-01-19 08:49 +0100
                Re: Thunderbird Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-01-19 06:15 -0500
                Re: Thunderbird "Cybe R. Wizard" <cybe_r_wizard@WizardsTower.invalid> - 2016-01-19 08:44 -0600
                Re: Thunderbird "Jonathan N. Little" <lws4art@gmail.com> - 2016-01-19 08:30 -0500
                Re: Thunderbird "Cybe R. Wizard" <cybe_r_wizard@WizardsTower.invalid> - 2016-01-19 09:01 -0600
                Re: Thunderbird "Jonathan N. Little" <lws4art@gmail.com> - 2016-01-19 11:34 -0500
                Re: Thunderbird "Cybe R. Wizard" <cybe_r_wizard@WizardsTower.invalid> - 2016-01-19 11:28 -0600
                Re: Thunderbird Wildman <best_lay@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-19 11:32 -0600
                Re: Thunderbird "Cybe R. Wizard" <cybe_r_wizard@WizardsTower.invalid> - 2016-01-19 11:34 -0600
                Re: Thunderbird Wildman <best_lay@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-19 13:22 -0600
                Re: Thunderbird "Cybe R. Wizard" <cybe_r_wizard@WizardsTower.invalid> - 2016-01-19 15:16 -0600
                Re: Thunderbird DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno <DLU1@DecadentLinuxUser.org> - 2016-01-19 16:54 -0500
                Re: Thunderbird Dan C <youmustbejoking@lan.invalid> - 2016-01-21 03:43 +0000
          Re: Thunderbird Dan C <youmustbejoking@lan.invalid> - 2016-01-21 03:45 +0000

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