Installation
#!/bin/bash
# TODO:
# install german spell check
# add repository if necessary
RELEASE=$(lsb_release -rs | tr -d ".")
if [ ${RELEASE} -le 1104 ]; then
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:mozillateam/thunderbird-stable
sudo apt-get update -qq
fi
# install thunderbird
sudo apt-get install -y thunderbird
# install language packs
sudo apt-get install -y thunderbird-locale-de thunderbird-locale-en hunspell-de-de hunspell-en-us
# do we need this?
#sudo apt-get install -y thunderbird-gnome-support
# install lightning
sudo apt-get install -y xul-ext-lightning
# set thunderbird as default email client
sudo gconftool-2 --direct --config-source xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/ -t string -s /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/mailto/command 'thunderbird "%s"'
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Releases
https://archive.mozilla.org/pub/thunderbird/releases/
#https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/releases/
Extensions
mv /usr/lib/thunderbird.old/extensions/* /usr/lib/extensions/
german language
https://addons.thunderbird.net/de/thunderbird/addon/deutsch-de-language-pack-thund/
http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/releases/3.1/linux-i686/xpi/de.xpi
Filter
~/.thunderbird/*.default/ImapMail/*/msgFilterRules.dat
Lightning (calender support)
apt-get install xul-ext-lightning
module name: {e2fda1a4-762b-4020-b5ad-a41df1933103}
https://addons.mozilla.org/de/thunderbird/addon/lightning/versions/
http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/calendar/lightning/releases/1.0b2rc3/linux-i686/lightning.xpi
# lighting on 64 bit
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ThunderbirdLightning
wget http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/calendar/lightning/releases/1.0b2rc3/contrib/linux-x86_64/lightning.xpi
command line arguments
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Command_line_arguments_%28Thunderbird%29
# shortcuts
https://www.thunderbird-mail.de/wiki/Kurzbefehle
### OLD
# german speel check
https://addons.mozilla.org/de/thunderbird/addon/9361
# Lightning for Thunderbird 3
http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/calendar/lightning/nightly/linux-xpi/
http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/calendar/lightning/nightly/latest-comm-1.9.1/linux-xpi/lightning.xpi
https://addons.mozilla.org/de/thunderbird/downloads/file/75390/xpi/lightning-1.0b1-tb+sm-linux.xpi?src=addondetail
# add german language
#wget http://mozmirror01.true.nl/pub/mozilla.org//thunderbird/releases/3.0/linux-i686/de/thunderbird-3.0.tar.bz2 -P /tmp
wget ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/thunderbird/releases/latest-3.1/linux-i686/de/thunderbird-3.1.2.tar.bz2 -P /tmp
tar xjf /tmp/thunderbird*.tar.bz2 -C /tmp
#cp /tmp/thunderbird/chrome/de.jar /usr/lib/thunderbird-3.0.1pre/chrome/
cp /tmp/thunderbird/chrome/de.* /usr/lib/thunderbird-3.1.1/chrome/
# calender file
local.sqlite
http://sqlitebrowser.sourceforge.net/ - browser for sqlite files
Open winmail.dat in thunderbird
LookOut - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addons/policy/0/4433/33018
Send Email from command line
FILE=/tmp/file-$(date +'%Y%m%dT%H%M%S').json
thunderbird -compose "to='foo@example.com',cc='bar@example.com',subject='my_subject',body='my_text',attachment=${FILE}"
Links
http://egon.resonar.de/2010/07/20/thunderbird-3-1-1-ppa-fuer-ubuntu-maverick-lucid-karmic-jaunty-hardy/
ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/thunderbird/releases/3.0b2/linux-i686/de/
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird:Thunderbird3