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==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 | * [https://support.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird SUMO] Official Mozilla support/KB articles for Thunderbird. | ||
* [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] | ||
==Non-English forums== | ==Non-English forums== | ||
* [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)] | ||
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==Other== | ==Other== | ||
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/CommunicationChannels A list of Thunderbird communication channels] | * [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/CommunicationChannels A list of Thunderbird communication channels] | ||
* [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://www.rumblingedge.com/ Rumbling Edge] It is currently inactive but used to be the best way to track what got fixed. | |||
* [http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/ Mozilla Add-ons blog] | * [http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/ Mozilla Add-ons blog] | ||
* [https://blog.mozilla.org/thunderbird/category/news/ Mozilla Thunderbird 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 | * [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/ 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://james-ross.co.uk/mozilla/misc/nserror Mozilla Error Lookup] | * [http://james-ross.co.uk/mozilla/misc/nserror Mozilla Error Lookup] | ||
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==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 | Thunderbird is a volunteer project involving many moving parts, people and issues, so it does not have a fixed, dated release schedule. Releases occur at 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 reasonably 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) | * [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...] | ||
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==Development Plans== | ==Development Plans== | ||
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/Add-ons_Guide_57 Add-ons guide for version 57] | * [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/Add-ons_Guide_57 Add-ons guide for version 57] | ||
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/MailNews:Home_Page Mail/News] (used by both Thunderbird and SeaMonkey) | * [https://wiki.mozilla.org/MailNews:Home_Page Mail/News] (used by both Thunderbird and SeaMonkey) | ||
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==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
Most of these specifications were written for Thunderbird 3.x or earlier. | |||
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/User:Standard8/Thunderbird_Autocomplete AutoComplete] | * [https://wiki.mozilla.org/User:Standard8/Thunderbird_Autocomplete AutoComplete] | ||
* [https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Thunderbird/Autoconfiguration_in_Thunderbird AutoConfiguration ] | * [https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Thunderbird/Autoconfiguration_in_Thunderbird AutoConfiguration ] | ||
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* [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] | ||
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird:Pluggable_Mail_Stores Pluggable mail stores] | * [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird:Pluggable_Mail_Stores Pluggable mail stores] | ||
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/Maildir Maildir] | |||
* [https://developer.mozilla.org/En/Thunderbird_3_for_developers Thunderbird 3 for developers] | * [https://developer.mozilla.org/En/Thunderbird_3_for_developers Thunderbird 3 for developers] | ||
* [https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Thunderbird_3.1_for_developers Thunderbird 3.1 for developers] | * [https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Thunderbird_3.1_for_developers Thunderbird 3.1 for developers] | ||
Revision as of 00:25, 10 December 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
- SUMO Official Mozilla support/KB articles for Thunderbird.
- 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
- BabelZilla (localization support forum for add-ons)
- Calendar weblog (Lightning)
- Known vulnerabilities in Mozilla products
- Rumbling Edge It is currently inactive but used to be the best way to track what got fixed.
- Mozilla Add-ons blog
- Mozilla Thunderbird Blog
- Mozilla Bugzilla (bug reports)
- 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 for administrators of large enterprises.
- Thunderbird Enterprise information for administrators of large enterprises.
- 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 at 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 reasonably 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
- Add-ons guide for version 57
- 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".
- Maildev is a moderated mailing list for Thunderbird Engineering Council plans
- TB59 support issues
- Are most of the existing add-ons being sacrificed due to adding support for WebExtension?
- Deal with the fallout of bug 1413413 (see below)
- Remove support for extensions having their own prefs file
- Remove support for non-bootstrapped extensions
Specifications
Most of these specifications were written for Thunderbird 3.x or earlier.
- 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
- Maildir
- 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
