-*- outline -*-* FAQ.See http://www.mozilla.org/support/thunderbird/faq http://www.mozilla.org/support/thunderbird/tips http://kb.mozillazine.org/Thunderbird_:_FAQs* Profile.** Profile location.xxxxxxxx is a random string of 8 characters. - %AppData%\Thunderbird\Profiles\xxxxxxxx.default\ Windows - C:\Documents and Settings\[User Name]\Application Data\Thunderbird\Profiles Windows XP/2000 - C:\users\[User Name]\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\ Windows Vista - C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\xxxxxxxx.default\ Windows 95/98/Me - ~/.thunderbird/xxxxxxxx.default/ ~/.mozilla-thunderbird/xxxxxxxx.default/ Linux - ~/Library/Thunderbird/Profiles/xxxxxxxx.default/ Mac OS X** Customization.These files do not exist by default, so you need to create it before you canstart adding your preferences: <profile-dir>/chrome/userChrome.css <profile-dir>/chrome/userContent.css <profile-dir>/user.js** userChrome.cssThis file sets the display rules for various elements in the Thunderbird userinterface.** userContent.cssThqis file sets the display rules for web content.** user.jsThis is the additional preferences file for Thunderbird.* Make newsgroup names appear expanded, not abbreviated.The newsgroup server names appear abbreviated in the folder pane. To displaythe full name, use the Config Editor to change the value of the preference'mail.server.default.abbreviate' to 'false'.* Date amd time. http://kb.mozillazine.org/Date_display_format** Windows.Start ==> Control Panel ==> Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options ==> Regional and Language Options ==> Customize ==> Customize Regional Options http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307938