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==Introductory help== | ==Introductory help== | ||
* [http://en.flossmanuals.net/Thunderbird | * [http://en.flossmanuals.net/Thunderbird Thunderbird 3.1 FLOSS manual], most current, unofficial manual | ||
* [http://mozilla.gunnars.net/thunderbird_mail_setup.html Managing Thunderbird mail accounts] at gunnars.net (2.0 and earlier) | * [http://mozilla.gunnars.net/thunderbird_mail_setup.html Managing Thunderbird mail accounts] at gunnars.net (2.0 and earlier) | ||
==Support== | ==Support== | ||
* [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=39 MozillaZine Thunderbird support forum] | * [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=39 MozillaZine Thunderbird support forum] | ||
* | * [https://support.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird Thunderbird KB] (official Mozilla support) | ||
* [ | * [https://support.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/how Thunderbird Help & Tutorials] | ||
* [news://news.mozilla.org/mozilla.support.thunderbird Thunderbird support newsgroup] or [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.support.thunderbird/topics via google, Thunderbird support newsgroup] | * [news://news.mozilla.org/mozilla.support.thunderbird Thunderbird support newsgroup] or [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.support.thunderbird/topics via google, Thunderbird support newsgroup] | ||
* [http://portableapps.com/support/thunderbird_portable Thunderbird Portable (USB flash drive based) support forum] | * [http://portableapps.com/support/thunderbird_portable Thunderbird Portable (USB flash drive based) support forum] | ||
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* [http://forum.mozilla.cz/ Mozilla.cz fórum (Czech)] | * [http://forum.mozilla.cz/ Mozilla.cz fórum (Czech)] | ||
* [http://www.mozbrowser.nl/forum/viewforum.php?f=3 MozBrowser nl-be (Dutch)] | * [http://www.mozbrowser.nl/forum/viewforum.php?f=3 MozBrowser nl-be (Dutch)] | ||
* [http:// | * [http://forums.mozfr.org/viewforum.php?f=4 GeckoZone (French)] | ||
* [http://www.thunderbird-mail.de/forum/ Thunderbird Mail DE (German)] | * [http://www.thunderbird-mail.de/forum/ Thunderbird Mail DE (German)] | ||
* [http://mozilla.org.il/ Mozilla.org.il חדשות (Hebrew)] | * [http://mozilla.org.il/ Mozilla.org.il חדשות (Hebrew)] | ||
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* [http://forum.mozilla-russia.org/viewforum.php?id=7 Mozilla Россия (Russian)] | * [http://forum.mozilla-russia.org/viewforum.php?id=7 Mozilla Россия (Russian)] | ||
* [http://www.mozillaes.org/foros/viewforum.php?f=8 MozillaES (Spanish)] | * [http://www.mozillaes.org/foros/viewforum.php?f=8 MozillaES (Spanish)] | ||
==Other== | ==Other== | ||
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* [http://www.babelzilla.org/ BabelZilla] (localization support forum for add-ons) | * [http://www.babelzilla.org/ BabelZilla] (localization support forum for add-ons) | ||
* [http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/calendar/ Calendar weblog] (Lightning) | * [http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/calendar/ Calendar weblog] (Lightning) | ||
* [http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/ Known vulnerabilities in Mozilla products] | * [http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/ Known vulnerabilities in Mozilla products] | ||
* [http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/ Mozilla Add-ons blog] | * [http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/ Mozilla Add-ons blog] | ||
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/ Mozilla Bugzilla] (bug reports) | * [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/ Mozilla Bugzilla] (bug reports) | ||
* [ | * [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/ Mozilla Developer Center] (now called the Mozilla Developer Network) | ||
* [http://www-archive.mozilla.org/download.html Mozilla Downloads] is an archive of old projects such as the Grendel mail client and the [http://docs.sun.com/source/816-6027-10/asdka.htm Netscape Messaging Access SDK] which use earlier versions of the mail/news code used by Thunderbird. | * [http://www-archive.mozilla.org/download.html Mozilla Downloads] is an archive of old projects such as the Grendel mail client and the [http://docs.sun.com/source/816-6027-10/asdka.htm Netscape Messaging Access SDK] which use earlier versions of the mail/news code used by Thunderbird. | ||
* [http:// | * [http://james-ross.co.uk/mozilla/misc/nserror Mozilla Error Lookup] | ||
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/L10n:Home_Page Mozilla Localization] (L10n) | * [https://wiki.mozilla.org/L10n:Home_Page Mozilla Localization] (L10n) | ||
* [ | * [https://support.postbox-inc.com/hc/en-us/sections/200422170-Knowledge-Base-Help-Articles Postbox knowledge base]. Postbox has a different GUI and features but has enough in common (since its based on Thunderbird) that some of the articles might be useful. | ||
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/tb-enterprise tb-enterprise] is a mailing list to discuss issues about deploying and configuring Thunderbird in enterprise environments. | * [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/tb-enterprise tb-enterprise] is a mailing list to discuss issues about deploying and configuring Thunderbird in enterprise environments. | ||
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/Enterprise Thunderbird Enterprise] wiki | * [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/Enterprise Thunderbird Enterprise] wiki | ||
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* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird:Backend_Hacking_Guide_For_Newbies Thunderbird:Backend Hacking Guide For Newbies] | * [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird:Backend_Hacking_Guide_For_Newbies Thunderbird:Backend Hacking Guide For Newbies] | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Thunderbird Wikipedia article on Thunderbird] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Thunderbird Wikipedia article on Thunderbird] | ||
* [ | * [https://dxr.mozilla.org/thunderbird/source/ Thunderbird cross-reference] (search source code) | ||
==Build status== | ==Build status== | ||
Thunderbird is a volunteer project involving many moving parts, people and issues, so it does not have a fixed, dated release schedule. Releases occur as some point after Firefox releases, on a best effort basis. When you see it mentioned in release notes and in automatic update then you can be reasonable certain it is officially released - other sources of information generally cannot be trusted to be accurate. | |||
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Releases Releases] (MozillaWiki page for for tracking in-progress releases) | |||
* [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=2033027 An explanation about versions and builds for testing...] | * [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=2033027 An explanation about versions and builds for testing...] | ||
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/Infrastructure Thunderbird infrastructure]. | * [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/Infrastructure Thunderbird infrastructure]. | ||
* [http://hg.mozilla.org/try-comm-central/pushloghtml Pushlog for try server] (current test) | * [http://hg.mozilla.org/try-comm-central/pushloghtml Pushlog for try server] (current test) | ||
* [https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Viewing_and_searching_Mozilla_source_code_online Viewing and searching Mozilla source code online] | * [https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Viewing_and_searching_Mozilla_source_code_online Viewing and searching Mozilla source code online] | ||
==Status== | |||
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird Thunderbird project page] | |||
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Features/Thunderbird Features being evaluated or worked on] (seems obsolete, but provides a useful history) | |||
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Releases/ Mozilla releases] | |||
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/StatusMeetings Thunderbird status meetings] | |||
==Development Plans== | ==Development Plans== | ||
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird:Thunderbird_Post_3.1_BackendPlans 3.1 back end plans] | * [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird:Thunderbird_Post_3.1_BackendPlans 3.1 back end plans] | ||
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/Experiments Experimental feature-development add-ons] | * [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/Experiments Experimental feature-development add-ons] | ||
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/User:Dmose/Tb_Product_Notes Long term vision/goals] | * [https://wiki.mozilla.org/User:Dmose/Tb_Product_Notes Long term vision/goals] | ||
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/ | * [https://wiki.mozilla.org/MailNews:Home_Page Mail/News] (used by both Thunderbird and SeaMonkey) | ||
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/tb-planning tb-planning] is a moderated mailing list to "offer an easy, transparent venue for getting constructive, Thunderbird-related work done". | * [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/tb-planning tb-planning] is a moderated mailing list to "offer an easy, transparent venue for getting constructive, Thunderbird-related work done". | ||
==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
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* [http://www.mozilla.org/mailnews/specs/ Mail UE Specs] | * [http://www.mozilla.org/mailnews/specs/ Mail UE Specs] | ||
* [http://www.mozilla.org/mailnews/ Mail/News Engineering page] | * [http://www.mozilla.org/mailnews/ Mail/News Engineering page] | ||
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/MailNews:Related_Standards Mail/News Related Standards] | |||
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird:Message_Reader Message Reader] | * [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird:Message_Reader Message Reader] | ||
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/MailNews:Message_Threading Message Threading] | * [https://wiki.mozilla.org/MailNews:Message_Threading Message Threading] | ||
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/index.html Network Security Services (NSS)] | |||
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/NSS_Shared_DB NSS shared database] | * [https://wiki.mozilla.org/NSS_Shared_DB NSS shared database] | ||
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/ref/ssl/sslerr.html SSL error codes] | * [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/ref/ssl/sslerr.html SSL error codes] |
Revision as of 12:19, 19 October 2017
Introductory help
- Thunderbird 3.1 FLOSS manual, most current, unofficial manual
- Managing Thunderbird mail accounts at gunnars.net (2.0 and earlier)
Support
- MozillaZine Thunderbird support forum
- Thunderbird KB (official Mozilla support)
- Thunderbird Help & Tutorials
- Thunderbird support newsgroup or via google, Thunderbird support newsgroup
- Thunderbird Portable (USB flash drive based) support forum
Non-English forums
- Mozilla.cz fórum (Czech)
- MozBrowser nl-be (Dutch)
- GeckoZone (French)
- Thunderbird Mail DE (German)
- Mozilla.org.il חדשות (Hebrew)
- Mozilla Italia (Italian)
- MozillaZine (Japanese)
- Mozilla Россия (Russian)
- MozillaES (Spanish)
Other
- A list of Thunderbird communication channels
- A collection of Mozilla links
- BabelZilla (localization support forum for add-ons)
- Calendar weblog (Lightning)
- Known vulnerabilities in Mozilla products
- Mozilla Add-ons blog
- Mozilla Bugzilla (bug reports)
- Mozilla Developer Center (now called the Mozilla Developer Network)
- Mozilla Downloads is an archive of old projects such as the Grendel mail client and the Netscape Messaging Access SDK which use earlier versions of the mail/news code used by Thunderbird.
- Mozilla Error Lookup
- Mozilla Localization (L10n)
- Postbox knowledge base. Postbox has a different GUI and features but has enough in common (since its based on Thunderbird) that some of the articles might be useful.
- tb-enterprise is a mailing list to discuss issues about deploying and configuring Thunderbird in enterprise environments.
- Thunderbird Enterprise wiki
- The Differences between SeaMonkey and Firefox/Thunderbird
- Thunderbird page in Mozilla Wiki
- Thunderbird:Backend Hacking Guide For Newbies
- Wikipedia article on Thunderbird
- Thunderbird cross-reference (search source code)
Build status
Thunderbird is a volunteer project involving many moving parts, people and issues, so it does not have a fixed, dated release schedule. Releases occur as some point after Firefox releases, on a best effort basis. When you see it mentioned in release notes and in automatic update then you can be reasonable certain it is officially released - other sources of information generally cannot be trusted to be accurate.
- Releases (MozillaWiki page for for tracking in-progress releases)
- An explanation about versions and builds for testing...
- Thunderbird infrastructure.
- Pushlog for try server (current test)
- Viewing and searching Mozilla source code online
Status
- Thunderbird project page
- Features being evaluated or worked on (seems obsolete, but provides a useful history)
- Mozilla releases
- Thunderbird status meetings
Development Plans
- 3.1 back end plans
- Experimental feature-development add-ons
- Long term vision/goals
- Mail/News (used by both Thunderbird and SeaMonkey)
- tb-planning is a moderated mailing list to "offer an easy, transparent venue for getting constructive, Thunderbird-related work done".
Specifications
- AutoComplete
- AutoConfiguration
- Code review requirements . It also lists who is responsible for each sub-module.
- Encryption technologies
- Gloda
- HTML Sanitizer
- HTTP extensions for Account Management and Session Identification
- LDAP support
- Mail UE Specs
- Mail/News Engineering page
- Mail/News Related Standards
- Message Reader
- Message Threading
- Network Security Services (NSS)
- NSS shared database
- SSL error codes
- Pluggable mail stores
- Thunderbird 3 for developers
- Thunderbird 3.1 for developers
- Text to HTML conversion
- Using the Multiple Accounts API
- X-Mozilla-Status explained
https://developer.mozilla.org/Special:Tags?tag=Thunderbird lists all of the pages tagged with Thunderbird on the MDC web site