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Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.1 Cancelled

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the be-right-back dept.

geekwithsoul writes "mozillaZine is reporting that the Mozilla Thunderbird 1.01 release is cancelled. While they just released 1.01 of Firefox and intended to release an updated Mozilla Suite and 1.01 version of Thunderbird shortly thereafter, they've decided to address some additional issues and release ver. 1.02 of Firefox and Thunderbird 'soon.' The fixes will also be included in the Mozilla Suite 1.7.6 release. Ah, the joy of awkward numbering conventions!"

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  1. Numbering error in story by akeyes · · Score: 4, Informative

    You got the title right, the rest you forgot the second dot '1.0.1' not '1.01'

  2. There is no 1.01 by Guspaz · · Score: 4, Informative

    "Ah, the joy of awkward numbering conventions!"

    You're telling me! So awkward that apparently the fact that it's 1.0.1 and not 1.01 went completely unnoticed. They are two VERY different numbering conventions.

    For example, 1.10 would indicate the 10th release of version 1, whereas 1.1.0 would indicate the magnitude of the changes in the release, not the number of releases.

  3. Firefox and Thunderbird 1.0.2 out next week by viscount · · Score: 5, Informative

    Release Candidates out now

    http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/asa/archives/007759 .html

    Damn, those guys are quick.

    1. Re:Firefox and Thunderbird 1.0.2 out next week by aerthling · · Score: 4, Informative

      or even 007759.

  4. "Want pi now!" as he shot Knuth by tepples · · Score: 5, Informative

    No, you're thinking of TeX, whose version number approaches Pi.

    Mmmmm... pi.

  5. Re:Confused by ZephyrXero · · Score: 3, Informative

    Well, for one thing, the slashdot article had the numbers listed wrong. It's 1.0.2 not 1.02. As for them skipping 1.0.1 with Thunderbird, since it's just one number off in the third spot, I doubt anyone will really notice except us geeks...

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  6. Re:numbers by kdark1701 · · Score: 4, Informative

    There is a plugin that will allow for Ogg playback, but there is a second delay everytime you play the ogg file. And you can't edit the tags. After a while I decided it wasn't worth it.

  7. Re:Actually, a good idea by hattmoward · · Score: 3, Informative

    Make that "file://///ourserver/ourshare/our directory/our idiot doc file.doc" and you've got a deal! Works on Firefox and IE.

  8. Re:Firefox really DOES need help! by wanker256 · · Score: 4, Informative

    I'VE not seen a popup since I switched to Firefox.

    Visit my favorite Urban Legends Debunking site http://www.snopes.com/. About a month ago, I noticed that pop ups began reappearing on this site, diminishing the enjoyment I derive from visiting it.

  9. Re:Actually, a good idea by drewness · · Score: 4, Informative

    Firefox team, please wake up and listen! An official method for centralized roll-out on Windows networks is an absolute must if you want to make a dent in IE usage in the business / corporate world.

    Planned for 1.1. Scroll down the article a way and you will see that one of the things planned for 1.1 is an MSI installer so it plays better with corporate deployments.

  10. Read this and shut-up you big-balled fuck by templest · · Score: 5, Informative

    No one calls me a liar and gets away with it (unless I'm actually lying -- but that isn't the case here).
    This is a random site off google that succesfully creates pop-ups in FF 1.0.1 http://www.activewin.com/winxp/tips/index.shtml

    And the number of sites is increasing rapidly. Here's a thread oy people that seem to be experiencing the same thig as me. Not FUD my foe, FF is still better than IE, but it's popularity is starting to attract more ad companies to employ new tactics. You just made your way into my foe list... liar... pshh.

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    1. Re:Read this and shut-up you big-balled fuck by templest · · Score: 3, Informative

      And in my spiteful rage I forgot to include the thread, which is here.. http://www.forum4designers.com/message190856.html/

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    2. Re:Read this and shut-up you big-balled fuck by artson · · Score: 5, Informative

      The site http://www.activewin.com/winxp/tips/index.shtml successfully executed a popup on me when I visited, just now. The browser is Mozilla 1.8b using Adblock. I have javascript allowed to raise and lower windows and change images. When I disable those two Java options - no popup. Thank you for the informative and truthful, tip.

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  11. Re:Firefox really DOES need help! by bunratty · · Score: 3, Informative
    Try this tip shamelessly stolen from adot's notblog (March 4, 2005 entry):

    To block pop-ups from plugins, open your Firefox 1.0 or 1.0.1 browser, type about:config in the address field. Right-click in the resulting config page somewhere and select New -> Interger. Type privacy.popups.disable_from_plugins in the resulting dialog, hit OK, type 2 in the next dialog and you're all set.

    This pref can actually take three values:
    0: open allowed
    1: the opened windows are treated as popups, but they're allowed to open (we limit the number of these types of popups)
    2: the window is a popup, block it

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  12. Re:Actually, a good idea by JeremyALogan · · Score: 3, Informative

    another problem with the current install method is that if you install on top of a current install (so as not to lose themes and such) it adds a new item in your "add/remove programs" list. I currently have 7 installs of Firefox and 5 of Thunderbord (according to the list).

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