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Customization
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  http://kb.mozillazine.org/Mail_and_news_settings

FAQ
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  http://www.mozilla.org/support/thunderbird/faq
  http://www.mozilla.org/support/thunderbird/tips
  http://kb.mozillazine.org/Thunderbird_:_FAQs

Profile
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Profile location
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``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``
    Linux
  ``~/.mozilla-thunderbird/xxxxxxxx.default``
    Linux
  ``~/Library/Thunderbird/Profiles/xxxxxxxx.default``
    Mac OS X

** User editing files.

These files do not exist by default, so you need to create it before you can
start adding your preferences:

  <profile-dir>/chrome/userChrome.css
  <profile-dir>/chrome/userContent.css
  <profile-dir>/user.js

** userChrome.css

This file sets the display rules for various elements in the Thunderbird user
interface.

** userContent.css

Thqis file sets the display rules for web content.

** user.js

This 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 display
the 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

Gmail with Thunderbird
======================

Tools menu ==> Account Settings ==> highlight your Gmail address.

On the Server Settings tab:

  * Check for new messages at startup > checked
  * Check for new messages every 10 minutes > checked
  * When I delete a message > Mark it as deleted
  * Clean up ("Expunge") Inbox on Exit > do NOT check
  * Empty Trash on Exit > do NOT check

On the Copies & Folders tab:, automatically section:

  * When sending messages ==> Place a copy in > do NOT check
  * Drafts and Templates section ==> Keep message drafts in > Other > [Your Gmail address] > [Gmail] > Drafts

On the Junk Settings tab:

  * Enable adaptive junk mail controls > do NOT check

  http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=9008
                Legitimate mail is marked as spam
  http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=78892
                Recommended IMAP client settings
  http://kb.mozillazine.org/Using_Gmail_with_Thunderbird_and_Mozilla_Suite
                Using Gmail with Thunderbird and Mozilla Suite