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Some waitlist members get a first look at Thundermail, a paid alternative to Gmail

The Mozilla-backed Thunderbird project is getting closer to a wider launch of a hosted email service designed to complement its desktop mail app.

Now known as Thundermail (what else?), the service was originally developed under the Thunderbird Pro banner, which encompassed paid email, appointment scheduling, and file-sharing services designed to generate additional revenue for the organization.

The org has been inviting people from its Thundermail waitlist to try the service through an early-access program, and this writer just happened to be among them.

Thundermail offers a web-based email interface and can also be accessed through the Thunderbird desktop app, the Thunderbird mobile app for Android, or other compatible email clients.…