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Author
5 Mar 2009 7:01 AM
coolguy123
We are going to use thunderbird as email client in our comapny. I have got msi file for the software deployment. but i would like to know is there any way to automate client configuration ( such as logon script) based upon the windows login.

any help would be appreciated.

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Author
5 Mar 2009 7:20 AM
coolguy123
I have got a script from the following location.

http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=57260

I am posting the script here for your reference. But can someone help me what are the changes i should made in this to work in my organisaztion.


---------SCRIPT START---------
@echo off

IF NOT EXIST "%ProgramFiles%\Thunderbird\Thunderbird.exe" GOTO END
IF EXIST "%APPDATA%\Thunderbird" GOTO MANDATORYCONFIG

ECHO.
ECHO Setting up new Thunderbird user profile - Standby for Action!

ECHO.
echo Creating default profile....
"%programfiles%\Thunderbird\thunderbird.exe" -createprofile default

ECHO.
Echo Customizing profile...

call :GetProfileName

for /f "Tokens=2*" %%m in ('net user %USERNAME% /domain ^| find "Full Name"' ) do set FULLNAME=%%n

SET TBPREFS=%APPDATA%\Thunderbird\Profiles\default\%TBPROFILE%\prefs.js

ECHO user_pref("mail.account.account1.identities", "id1"); >> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.account.account1.server", "server1");>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.account.account2.server", "server2");>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.accountmanager.accounts", "account1,account2");>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.accountmanager.defaultaccount", "account1");>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.accountmanager.localfoldersserver", "server2");>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.identity.id1.compose_html", false);>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.identity.id1.draft_folder", "imap://%userna***@server.mycompany.com/Drafts");>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.identity.id1.drafts_folder_picker_mode", "0");>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.identity.id1.encryption_cert_name", "");>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.identity.id1.encryptionpolicy", 0);>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.identity.id1.fcc_folder", "imap://%userna***@server.mycompany.com/Sent");>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.identity.id1.fcc_folder_picker_mode", "0");>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.identity.id1.fullName", "%FULLNAME%");>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.identity.id1.reply_on_top", 1);>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.identity.id1.sign_mail", false);>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.identity.id1.signing_cert_name", "");>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.identity.id1.smtpServer", "smtp1");>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.identity.id1.stationery_folder", "imap://%userna***@server.mycompany.com/Templates");>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.identity.id1.useremail", "%userna***@mycompany.com");>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.identity.id1.valid", true);>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.root.imap", "C:\\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\\%username%\\APPLICATION DATA\\Thunderbird\\Profiles\\default\\%TBPROFILE%\\ImapMail");>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.root.none", "C:\\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\\%username%\\APPLICATION DATA\\Thunderbird\\Profiles\\default\\%TBPROFILE%\\Mail");>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.server.server1.capability", 25137);>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.server.server1.directory", "C:\\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\\%username%\\Local Settings\\APPLICATION DATA\\Thunderbird\\Profiles\\default\\%TBPROFILE%\\ImapMail\\server.mycompany.com");>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.server.server1.hostname", "server.mycompany.com");>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.server.server1.isSecure", true);>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.server.server1.login_at_startup", true);>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.server.server1.name", "%userna***@mycompany.com");>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.server.server1.port", 993);>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.server.server1.type", "imap");>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.server.server1.userName", "%username%");>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.server.server2.directory", "C:\\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\\%username%\\APPLICATION DATA\\Thunderbird\\Profiles\\default\\%TBPROFILE%\\Mail\\Local Folders");>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.server.server2.hostname", "Local Folders");>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.server.server2.name", "Local Folders");>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.server.server2.type", "none");>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.server.server2.userName", "nobody");>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.smtp.defaultserver", "smtp1");>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.smtpserver.smtp1.auth_method", 1);>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.smtpserver.smtp1.hostname", "server.mycompany.com");>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.smtpserver.smtp1.port", 26);>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.smtpserver.smtp1.try_ssl", 2);>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.smtpserver.smtp1.username", "%username%");>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.smtpservers", "smtp1");>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.startup.enabledMailCheckOnce", true);>> "%TBPREFS%"


:MANDATORYCONFIG
call :GetProfileName

ECHO.
Echo Applying mandatory settings...

SET TBPREFS=%APPDATA%\Thunderbird\Profiles\default\%TBPROFILE%\user.js

ECHO user_pref("ldap_2.autoComplete.directoryServer", "ldap_2.servers.mycompany");> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("ldap_2.autoComplete.useDirectory", true);>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("ldap_2.prefs_migrated", true);>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("ldap_2.servers.history.filename", "history.mab");>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("ldap_2.servers.history.replication.lastChangeNumber", 0);>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("ldap_2.servers.mycompany.auth.savePassword", true);>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("ldap_2.servers.mycompany.description", "My Company");>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("ldap_2.servers.mycompany.filename", "abook-1.mab");>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("ldap_2.servers.mycompany.position", 3);>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("ldap_2.servers.mycompany.replication.lastChangeNumber", 0);>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("ldap_2.servers.mycompany.uri", "ldap://server.mycompany.com:389/OU=Departments, DC=subdomain, DC=mycompany, DC=com??sub?(objectclass=User)");>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("ldap_2.servers.pab.filename", "abook.mab");>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("ldap_2.servers.pab.replication.lastChangeNumber", 0);>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("ldap_2.servers.user_directory_1.filename", "user_directory_1.mab");>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("ldap_2.servers.user_directory_1.replication.lastChangeNumber", 0);>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("ldap_2.servers.user_directory_1.uri", "moz-abldapdirectory://user_directory_1.mab");>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mail.inline_attachments", false);>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("mailnews.message_display.disable_remote_image", true); >> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("network.proxy.autoconfig_url", "http://webcache/proxy.pac");>> "%TBPREFS%"
ECHO user_pref("network.proxy.type", 2);>> "%TBPREFS%"


:END
exit



:GetProfileName
cd %APPDATA%

dir "%APPDATA%\Thunderbird\Profiles\default\*.slt" /b > profname.tmp

ECHO XPYP[*'CC-\1P\QX,=P,APZ5O!PQ2O~5aaI~}Ksx>_.COM
_.COM SET TBPROFILE=>env-setter.BAT
TYPE profname.tmp>>env-setter.BAT
CALL env-setter.BAT
DEL env-setter.BAT
DEL _.COM
DEL profname.tmp
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Author
5 Mar 2009 8:38 PM
Al Dunbar
"coolguy123" <coolguy123.3okg7d@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
news:coolguy123.3okg7d@DoNotSpam.com...
>
> I have got a script from the following location.
>
> http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=57260
>
> I am posting the script here for your reference. But can someone help
> me what are the changes i should made in this to work in my
> organisaztion.

I take it that it does not work. What happens when you try to run the
script?

/Al

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>
>
> ---------SCRIPT START---------
> @echo off
>
> IF NOT EXIST "%ProgramFiles%\Thunderbird\Thunderbird.exe" GOTO END
> IF EXIST "%APPDATA%\Thunderbird" GOTO MANDATORYCONFIG
>
> ECHO.
> ECHO Setting up new Thunderbird user profile - Standby for Action!
>
> ECHO.
> echo Creating default profile....
> "%programfiles%\Thunderbird\thunderbird.exe" -createprofile default
>
> ECHO.
> Echo Customizing profile...
>
> call :GetProfileName
>
> for /f "Tokens=2*" %%m in ('net user %USERNAME% /domain ^| find "Full
> Name"' ) do set FULLNAME=%%n
>
> SET TBPREFS=%APPDATA%\Thunderbird\Profiles\default\%TBPROFILE%\prefs.js
>
>
> ECHO user_pref("mail.account.account1.identities", "id1"); >>
> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mail.account.account1.server", "server1");>>
> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mail.account.account2.server", "server2");>>
> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mail.accountmanager.accounts", "account1,account2");>>
> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mail.accountmanager.defaultaccount", "account1");>>
> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mail.accountmanager.localfoldersserver", "server2");>>
> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mail.identity.id1.compose_html", false);>> "%TBPREFS%"
>
> ECHO user_pref("mail.identity.id1.draft_folder",
> "imap://%userna***@server.mycompany.com/Drafts");>> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mail.identity.id1.drafts_folder_picker_mode", "0");>>
> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mail.identity.id1.encryption_cert_name", "");>>
> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mail.identity.id1.encryptionpolicy", 0);>> "%TBPREFS%"
>
> ECHO user_pref("mail.identity.id1.fcc_folder",
> "imap://%userna***@server.mycompany.com/Sent");>> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mail.identity.id1.fcc_folder_picker_mode", "0");>>
> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mail.identity.id1.fullName", "%FULLNAME%");>>
> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mail.identity.id1.reply_on_top", 1);>> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mail.identity.id1.sign_mail", false);>> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mail.identity.id1.signing_cert_name", "");>>
> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mail.identity.id1.smtpServer", "smtp1");>> "%TBPREFS%"
>
> ECHO user_pref("mail.identity.id1.stationery_folder",
> "imap://%userna***@server.mycompany.com/Templates");>> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mail.identity.id1.useremail",
> "%userna***@mycompany.com");>> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mail.identity.id1.valid", true);>> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mail.root.imap", "C:\\DOCUMENTS AND
> SETTINGS\\%username%\\APPLICATION
> DATA\\Thunderbird\\Profiles\\default\\%TBPROFILE%\\ImapMail");>>
> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mail.root.none", "C:\\DOCUMENTS AND
> SETTINGS\\%username%\\APPLICATION
> DATA\\Thunderbird\\Profiles\\default\\%TBPROFILE%\\Mail");>> "%TBPREFS%"
>
> ECHO user_pref("mail.server.server1.capability", 25137);>> "%TBPREFS%"
>
> ECHO user_pref("mail.server.server1.directory", "C:\\DOCUMENTS AND
> SETTINGS\\%username%\\Local Settings\\APPLICATION
> DATA\\Thunderbird\\Profiles\\default\\%TBPROFILE%\\ImapMail\\server.mycompany.com");>>
> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mail.server.server1.hostname",
> "server.mycompany.com");>> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mail.server.server1.isSecure", true);>> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mail.server.server1.login_at_startup", true);>>
> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mail.server.server1.name",
> "%userna***@mycompany.com");>> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mail.server.server1.port", 993);>> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mail.server.server1.type", "imap");>> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mail.server.server1.userName", "%username%");>>
> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mail.server.server2.directory", "C:\\DOCUMENTS AND
> SETTINGS\\%username%\\APPLICATION
> DATA\\Thunderbird\\Profiles\\default\\%TBPROFILE%\\Mail\\Local
> Folders");>> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mail.server.server2.hostname", "Local Folders");>>
> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mail.server.server2.name", "Local Folders");>>
> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mail.server.server2.type", "none");>> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mail.server.server2.userName", "nobody");>> "%TBPREFS%"
>
> ECHO user_pref("mail.smtp.defaultserver", "smtp1");>> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mail.smtpserver.smtp1.auth_method", 1);>> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mail.smtpserver.smtp1.hostname",
> "server.mycompany.com");>> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mail.smtpserver.smtp1.port", 26);>> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mail.smtpserver.smtp1.try_ssl", 2);>> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mail.smtpserver.smtp1.username", "%username%");>>
> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mail.smtpservers", "smtp1");>> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mail.startup.enabledMailCheckOnce", true);>>
> "%TBPREFS%"
>
>
> :MANDATORYCONFIG
> call :GetProfileName
>
> ECHO.
> Echo Applying mandatory settings...
>
> SET TBPREFS=%APPDATA%\Thunderbird\Profiles\default\%TBPROFILE%\user.js
>
>
> ECHO user_pref("ldap_2.autoComplete.directoryServer",
> "ldap_2.servers.mycompany");> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("ldap_2.autoComplete.useDirectory", true);>> "%TBPREFS%"
>
> ECHO user_pref("ldap_2.prefs_migrated", true);>> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("ldap_2.servers.history.filename", "history.mab");>>
> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("ldap_2.servers.history.replication.lastChangeNumber",
> 0);>> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("ldap_2.servers.mycompany.auth.savePassword", true);>>
> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("ldap_2.servers.mycompany.description", "My Company");>>
> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("ldap_2.servers.mycompany.filename", "abook-1.mab");>>
> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("ldap_2.servers.mycompany.position", 3);>> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("ldap_2.servers.mycompany.replication.lastChangeNumber",
> 0);>> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("ldap_2.servers.mycompany.uri",
> "ldap://server.mycompany.com:389/OU=Departments, DC=subdomain,
> DC=mycompany, DC=com??sub?(objectclass=User)");>> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("ldap_2.servers.pab.filename", "abook.mab");>>
> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("ldap_2.servers.pab.replication.lastChangeNumber", 0);>>
> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("ldap_2.servers.user_directory_1.filename",
> "user_directory_1.mab");>> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO
> user_pref("ldap_2.servers.user_directory_1.replication.lastChangeNumber",
> 0);>> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("ldap_2.servers.user_directory_1.uri",
> "moz-abldapdirectory://user_directory_1.mab");>> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mail.inline_attachments", false);>> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("mailnews.message_display.disable_remote_image", true);
>>> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("network.proxy.autoconfig_url",
> "http://webcache/proxy.pac");>> "%TBPREFS%"
> ECHO user_pref("network.proxy.type", 2);>> "%TBPREFS%"
>
>
> :END
> exit
>
>
>
> :GetProfileName
> cd %APPDATA%
>
> dir "%APPDATA%\Thunderbird\Profiles\default\*.slt" /b > profname.tmp
>
> ECHO XPYP[*'CC-\1P\QX,=P,APZ5O!PQ2O~5aaI~}Ksx>_.COM
> _.COM SET TBPROFILE=>env-setter.BAT
> TYPE profname.tmp>>env-setter.BAT
> CALL env-setter.BAT
> DEL env-setter.BAT
> DEL _.COM
> DEL profname.tmp
> -----------------SCRIPT END---------------
>
>
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Author
6 Mar 2009 5:39 AM
coolguy123
I dont know what are the changes i should make in this script. so I didn't test this. can some one help me in this.?

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Author
7 Mar 2009 1:13 AM
Al Dunbar
"coolguy123" <coolguy123.3om5bf@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
news:coolguy123.3om5bf@DoNotSpam.com...
>
> I dont know what are the changes i should make in this script. so I
> didn't test this. can some one help me in this.?

What makes you think that there are changes you should make, and how are we
supposed to know what changes might be required for it to work in your
organisation? Like, what is there about your organisation that might be
different from the organization in which the script actually worked?

/Al

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