SeaMonkey security

[Peter Creasey]

Someone tells me that "SeaMonkey is the equivalent of Thunderbird 52 and Thunderbird is currently at 68.3". His implication is that SM email has significant security exposure.

Any thoughts on this, please?

Thanks.

[kerft]

Many security backports (patches taken from other newer browsers, or created) have been done in Seamonkey 2.49.5 and all the versions since 2.49. Is it perfect, maybe not, but I have not heard of any user mentioning getting a virus.

Also, as used as an email client (not a browser), javascript can be turned off, and in that case it is very unlikely for even an ancient version to have a usable security hole. Showing a plain text email for example without script it is very unlikely for a bug to exist that could compromise you.

[Anonymosity]

If you read your mail as plain text, you are pretty safe.

[Peter Creasey]

I need to see the graphics in mail that is received. My anti-malwire processor supposedly checks the email and provides virus-free assurances (for whatever that is worth).