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29 May 24, 06:14
Quote:The team behind the open source email client Thunderbird has unveiled its latest side-project. Thunderbird Appointment is an online service designed to help everyone schedule meetings and make appointments.
The project is in a prototype stage currently. It is the second project of the Thunderbird team that is not linked directly to the email client. The first aims to revive Firefox Send, a file sending service that Mozilla disabled years ago because of abuse.
It is a good fit for an email client, considering that emails are still severely limited by size. With a service like Thunderbird Send integrated into Thunderbird, it would allow users to send larger files through the service.
Thunderbird Appointment
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Thunderbird Appointment offers the following main features according to the official website:- Plan an event -- with multiple ways of organizing and setting up meetings.
- Set your availability -- choose when and how people can book time with you.
- Share with others -- send your personal link via email, or add it to your website.
- Connect your calendar and see all your meetings in one place.
- Book one-off or recurring events and invite people to join you.
Users may link third-party calendars from Google, Apple, or Microsoft to Thunderbird Appointment. The source code of the service is available on GitHub.
Quite a few features are unknown at this point:- Is Thunderbird Appointment an online-only service, or does it support email client integrations, e.g., in Thunderbird?
- Will it be a free or a commercial service, or both?
- When will it launch?
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