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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. | ||
==Misc. Information== | |||
You can disable the Import wizard in Thunderbird from starting when there is no profile by adding | |||
<pre> | |||
[XRE] | |||
EnableProfileMigrator=false | |||
</pre> | |||
to a file called "override.ini" in the program directory (C:\Program Files\Mozilla Thunderbird). [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=3273120#3273120] | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/XUL_Application_Packaging#The_.5BXRE.5D_section Application.ini file in XUL applications] | * [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/XUL_Application_Packaging#The_.5BXRE.5D_section Application.ini file in XUL applications] | ||
*[http://mit.edu/~firefox/www/maintainers/autoconfig.html An article on using Mission Control with Firefox.] | *[http://mit.edu/~firefox/www/maintainers/autoconfig.html An article on using Mission Control with Firefox.] | ||
*[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=222973 Bug report about documentation needed for Mozilla AutoConfig. | *[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=222973 Bug report] about documentation needed for Mozilla AutoConfig. | ||
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=286557 Bug report about disabling Import wizard | |||
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Configuring_Build_Options Configuring Build Options]. One of the build options specifies what extensions are supported. | * [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Configuring_Build_Options Configuring Build Options]. One of the build options specifies what extensions are supported. | ||
* [http://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox:2.0_Institutional_Deployment Firefox:2.0 Institutional Deployment] | * [http://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox:2.0_Institutional_Deployment Firefox:2.0 Institutional Deployment] | ||
Revision as of 01:20, 28 February 2008
- 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
- Mozilla AutoConfig (aka Mission Control) is a centralized auto-configuration of Mozilla Suite, Firefox, Thunderbird, and Netscape 4.X. It uses general.config.filename and general.config.vendor preferences in the all.js file in the greprefs subdirectory of the program directory. The <vendor>.cfg file can either contain the customized javascript to autoconfigure the application or it can direct the client to query a web server and download the preferences. Current versions of Thunderbird (1.5.0.8 as of this writing) and Firefox appear to fully support autoconfig. Autoconfig is extremely powerful and flexible since the javascript configure files can read environmental variables and make LDAP queries to retrieve user specific information for configuration. Through the lockPref and defaultPref functionality, administrators can also lock down configurations as needed.
- 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.
- ADMXPI for Thunderbird adds Active Directory/group policy support for Thunderbird.
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.
Misc. Information
You can disable the Import wizard in Thunderbird from starting when there is no profile by adding
[XRE] EnableProfileMigrator=false
to a file called "override.ini" in the program directory (C:\Program Files\Mozilla Thunderbird). [1]
See also
External links
- Application.ini file in XUL applications
- An article on using Mission Control with Firefox.
- Bug report about documentation needed for Mozilla AutoConfig.
- [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=286557 Bug report about disabling Import wizard
- Configuring Build Options. One of the build options specifies what extensions are supported.
- Firefox:2.0 Institutional Deployment
- Info/projects which may be relevant to using Mozilla in a enterprise
- ISP hooks
