member jessejazza wrote:
Regarding addons for Thunderbird - perhaps i should have mentioned something as they are slightly different from FireFox addons/extensions. In Thunderbird you have to download them, and then install... whereas in FireFox you just directly install a .xpi.
If you have the Add-Ons dialogue open, you can drag URLs into it from (eg) Firefox. That cuts the steps down a little.
Can't comment on recent versions of ZoneAlarm... i tried it year's ago and didn't like it.
Always hated it.
We recommend/use Comodo Firewall (another free one but we find it better, and it doesn't keep trying to sell you an upgrade). Of-course it won't run on (and isn't needed by) the sort of desktops we're all running here...