TB 68.2.0

Blimey. I'm still on rel. 60!

But you are running Linux and that's often several versions behind with everything, if it's supported at all.

Steam anyone. ;-)

Cheers, T i m

Well, I turned off updates at 52.9.1 I got fed up with all the (unnecessary) changes and the problems they sometimes introduced. I guess it won't be long before TB changes to web extensions instead of XUL addons, and many users will find their long-used addons no longer work.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. But then, for those using Windows, they continually have to update TB to keep up with the malware.writers. :-)

Macs too it seems - 60.9 here.

Er...me too. Rel 60.9, and updated not too long ago. Are we talking the same thing here TB = Thunderbird?

Running Win7, 32 bit, TB only used for e-mails and calendar, not usenet.

But T i m doesn't even use TB and is just trolling.

you mean *trolling*, surely ?

I didn't want to be emphatic. One needs to be gentle with those of special needs.

Bwhahaha ... you sad sad left brainer Linux nerd (and actual troll as it turns out).

Just because I don't use TB for usenet doesn't mean I don't use it at all.

In fact, I have been using TB from the beginning, and Netscape Communicator before that.

I'm currently running TB V0.9 (20041103) on this XP on a MacMini because 'it still works'.

Cheers, T i m

Kinda proves your dig at TNP to be your usual trolling, but you are too up yourself to see that.

My Thunderbird says it's up to date and it's 60.9.0 (32-bit) running on Windows7 64 bit.

There is no release between 60 and 68.

Yep ...

Don't forget the version numbering on hunderbird only creeps up by a minor number most times that firefox goes up by a major version, then every few months TB "jumps" to catch up with the ESR releases.

e.g.

TB68.0 = FF68.0 TB68.1 = FF69.0 TB68.2 = FF70.0

so 52.x then 60.x and now 68.x are TB versions that align with the same FF versions

That's how the TB vs FF numbering works

plus the release cycles will be getting quicker next year (every 4 weeks rather than 6 weeks)

Aww bless.

Ok, so you don't have the bigger picture and felt the need to jump in, out of your depth again but hey, you seem to enjoy it! ;-)

If I wanted to 'have a dig' at TNP it would be re his hypocrisy for slagging Windows off but having to use it himself (a VM is *still* 'using windows').

What I actually did was have a *tiny* fun pop at a Linux via a geek (because of the history) in such a way that only other Linux Geeks would be likely to throw themselves on the hook. Well done you.

I would hardly be 'up myself' by admitting I was running V0.9 would I, left brainer. ;-(

Anyway, thanks for your input.

Cheers, T i m

I too am using Thunderbird on Windows and it has updated recently to

I have now downloaded the latest version and installed it and it seems to be running fine.

SteveW

Mine did too an hour ago. The TB website has version 68.2 though. I have installed that over the older version and it is running fine and has picked up the existing configuration and data files.

SteveW

How odd - so there is. Wonder why the auto updater isn't picking up 68.2?

Think there was some reason why it wouldn't automatically update, 32vs64 bit versions perhaps? The release notes say ...

"Thunderbird version 68.0 is only offered as direct download from thunderbird.net and not as upgrade from Thunderbird version 60 or earlier. A future version 68.1 will provide updates from earlier versions."