Third party add-ons disabled by default, just like in Firefox 7

Oct 5, 2011 13:59 GMT  ·  By

The new version of Mozilla’s email client follows in Firefox’s footsteps and disables third party add-ons by default.

Thunderbird 8.0 beta 1 does not boast any important changes as far as the interface or layout are concerned, but it does come with some improvements and numerous of platform fixes, which are not listed in the latest changelog.

The enhancements in version 8 of Thunderbird comprise better access to attachment lists and fixing up the interface a bit.

Basically, the only major modification is strengthening user control over third party add-ons, which represented a problem in Firefox browser, too. Any add-on that is not Mozilla-developed is automatically disabled, giving the user the opt-in chance if they want to use it.

This step should have a positive impact on Thunderbird’s startup times and on the interface, as toolbars will no longer lurk around, most of the time unused.