Re: Default profile settings in mozilla-thunderbird

2004-01-15 Thread Alexander Sack
It doesn't quite follow the standard relationship between /etc (global) and ~/. files (users). don't want to argue on that. BTW mozilla is not ported to linux Ever heard of XPCOM? If that ain't a port... Yes heard of it. http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/webservices/lib

Re: Default profile settings in mozilla-thunderbird

2004-01-15 Thread Mike Fedyk
On Tue, Jan 13, 2004 at 04:48:49PM -0800, Mike Fedyk wrote: > OK, I have this in /etc/mozilla-thunderbird/pref/mailnews.js Do I need to make a /etc/mozilla-thunderbird/pref/prefs.js file? What do I need to do to change the default settings for new profiles mozilla-thunderbird? -- To UNSUBSCRIB

Re: Default profile settings in mozilla-thunderbird

2004-01-13 Thread Mike Fedyk
On Tue, Jan 13, 2004 at 07:09:05PM +0100, Alexander Sack wrote: > mozilla & its next generation standalone-apps (fbird, tbird) do hold all > global configuration within their own tree. For debian that would be: > /usr/lib/mozilla-thunderbird/default/prefs. the prefs folder is linked > to /etc/moz

Re: Default profile settings in mozilla-thunderbird

2004-01-13 Thread Alexander Sack
You are following the good way going for /etc, the problem here is Mozilla itself. Being ported from MS Windows, it doesn't quite know how to behave itself in a multi-user system; Don't see the point. Mozilla knows howto behave in a multi-user environment! In addition mozilla had to learn how

Re: Default profile settings in mozilla-thunderbird

2004-01-13 Thread Leandro Guimarães Faria Corcete Dutra
> Don't see the point. Mozilla knows howto behave in a multi-user > environment! It doesn't quite follow the standard relationship between /etc (global) and ~/. files (users). > So they know what they are doing. Yes, but we don't, and "they" are doing it as a cross-platform fix

Re: Default profile settings in mozilla-thunderbird

2004-01-13 Thread Leandro Guimarães Faria Corcete Dutra
Em Seg, 2004-01-12 Ãs 23:56, Mike Fedyk escreveu: > I'm using running thunderbird[1] debian testing, and noticed these[2] > files in /etc, but they don't seem to affect my configuration. For > instance, there are references to ldap servers in [2], but prefs.js in > my $home doesn't say anything un

Default profile settings in mozilla-thunderbird

2004-01-12 Thread Mike Fedyk
Hi, I'm using running thunderbird[1] debian testing, and noticed these[2] files in /etc, but they don't seem to affect my configuration. For instance, there are references to ldap servers in [2], but prefs.js in my $home doesn't say anything until ldap until I added it manually. How do I set the