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* The Client Customization Kit (CCK) project is being revived according to [http://mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=6515 this article.] However the [http://wiki.mozilla.org/CCK:Home_Page wiki] currently just has a empty placeholder for Thunderbird. | * The Client Customization Kit (CCK) project is being revived according to [http://mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=6515 this article.] However the [http://wiki.mozilla.org/CCK:Home_Page wiki] currently just has a empty placeholder for Thunderbird. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== |
Revision as of 22:22, 1 December 2006
- This article was written for Thunderbird but also applies to Mozilla Suite / SeaMonkey (though some menu sequences may differ).
Many of the tools used by system administrators to automate configuring and deploying Netscape for multiple users don't work with Thunderbird. This bug report talks about how A Brief Guide to Mozilla Preferences doesn't seem to work anymore. Some tools to consider:
Working
- Mozptch is a Mozilla project for configuring Mozilla Suite, Firefox and Thunderbird. It runs under Windows and Linux, can be run interactively or non-interactively and uses a ini-style configuration file.
- NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) is used to create custom installers. Thunderbird 2.0 nightly builds and Portable Thunderbird appear to use it.
Not ready yet
- Automatic Mozilla Configurator is a Mozilla project (in beta) to customize and deploy Mozilla Suite, Firefox and Thunderbird for users whose home directory is on a file share. One of its main goals is to be able to lock preferences using a mozilla.cfg file that contains encoded javascript commands. That feature is not available for Thunderbird.
- The Client Customization Kit (CCK) project is being revived according to this article. However the wiki currently just has a empty placeholder for Thunderbird.
See also
External links
- An article on using Mission Control with Firefox.
- Bug report about documentation needed for Mozilla AutoConfig.
- Info/projects which may be relevant to using Mozilla in a enterprise
- Configuring Build Options. One of the build options specifies what extensions are supported.