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-*- outline -*-
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* FAQ.
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See
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  http://www.mozilla.org/support/thunderbird/faq
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  http://www.mozilla.org/support/thunderbird/tips
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  http://kb.mozillazine.org/Thunderbird_:_FAQs
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* Locate your profile folder.
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xxxxxxxx is a random string of 8 characters.
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 - %AppData%\Thunderbird\Profiles\xxxxxxxx.default\
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                Windows
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 - C:\Documents and Settings\[User Name]\Application Data\Thunderbird\Profiles
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                Windows XP/2000
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 - C:\users\[User Name]\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\
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                Windows Vista
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 - C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\xxxxxxxx.default\
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                Windows 95/98/Me
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 -  ~/.thunderbird/xxxxxxxx.default/
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    ~/.mozilla-thunderbird/xxxxxxxx.default/
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                Linux
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 - ~/Library/Thunderbird/Profiles/xxxxxxxx.default/
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                Mac OS X
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* Customization.
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These files do not exist by default, so you need to create it before you can
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start adding your preferences:
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  <profile-dir>/chrome/userChrome.css
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  <profile-dir>/chrome/userContent.css
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  <profile-dir>/user.js
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** userChrome.css
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This file sets the display rules for various elements in the Thunderbird user
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interface.
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** userContent.css
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Thqis file sets the display rules for web content.
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** user.js
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This is the additional preferences file for Thunderbird.
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** Make newsgroup names appear expanded, not abbreviated.
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The newsgroup server names appear abbreviated in the folder pane. To display
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the full name, use the Config Editor to change the value of the preference
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'mail.server.default.abbreviate' to 'false'.