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'''Thunderbird in the Enterprise''', This page has links to information about '''ADMINISTERING''' Thunderbird in enterprises and medium to large organizations. '''Topics include deployment, configuration, management, and discussion of important bugs and strategic issues.''' (For general and user help on using Thunderbird, see visit the [https://support.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird Thunderbird support site].)
You can help improve your Thunderbird community by:* Adding new information, tips and links, to this wiki page (click [https://wiki.mozilla.org/index.php?title=Thunderbird/Enterprise&action=edit edit]).* Posting questions and answers in [[Thunderbird/tb-enterprise|tb-the enterpriseforum/topicbox]] to help other enterprise users.* Helping with [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/query.cgi?format=instant&product=Thunderbird Thunderbird bug reports and enhancement requests], especially [[Thunderbird/Enterprise#Enterprise related Key Bugs Bug Reports in Bugzilla|bugs important to TB enterprises]].* Helping Participating in the [https://www.thunderbird.net/get-involvedparticipate/ Greater Thunderbird Ecosphere].
= Release Schedule =
See [[Thunderbirdhttps:Home#Releases]//enterprise.thunderbird.net/explore/thunderbird-release-cycle Release Cycle]
= News and Discussion =
* In the [[Thunderbird/tb-enterprise|'tb-enterprise'Enterprise forum/topicbox]] '''ADMINISTRATORS''' can learn what other administrators are doing, and you can help fellow administrators. (see [http://groups.google.com/group/tb-enterprise message archive] for past discussions)<!-- no point keeping this: newsgroup doesn't exist anymore on Mozilla's nntp server since November 2009. Remains readable on Google Groups. * General: mozilla.community.enterprise: [http://groupsblog.googlethunderbird.com/group/mozilla.community.enterprise Google Groupsnet Thunderbird] * [https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/community-includes enterprise Mailing list] -->* In [http://planet.mozilla.org/thunderbird/ Planet Thunderbird] are Thunderbird team's various blogsinformation. Links to contributors blogs can be found in the right sidebar of the home page if you want to avoid the Planet Mozilla "firehose"!
= Enterprise related Key Bugs Bug Reports in Bugzilla =
For enterprise related bugs see '''{{Bug|tb-enterprise}}''' aka {{Bug|564148}}, for issues of special importance to enterprises.
= Deployment =
To access the download page see See [http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/organizations/ Thunderbird for Organizations].
Some articles specific to enterprise needs:
<!-- [[Thunderbird/Enterprise/Migration]] -->* [https://supportenterprise.mozillathunderbird.orgnet/en-US/kb/customizing-firefox-using-group-policy-windows Group Policies]* [https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Thunderbird/Thunderbird_in_the_Enterprise Thunderbird in the Enterprise - DEVMO documents]** [https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Thunderbird/Deploying_Thunderbird_in_the_Enterprise , Deploying Thunderbird in the Enterprise]** [https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Thunderbird/Deploying_Thunderbird_in_the_Enterprise/Upgrading_Thunderbird_in_the_Enterprise , Upgrading Thunderbird in the Enterprise]** [https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Thunderbird/Deploying_Thunderbird_in_the_Enterprise/Thunderbird_Preferences_Relevant_to_Enterprises Preferences Relevant to Enterprises]
* Account Autoconfig
** New - [https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Thunderbird/Autoconfiguration Account Autoconfig] (replaces RDF as of version 3)
** Original - [https://developer.mozilla.org/index.php?title=en/MCD%2C_Mission_Control_Desktop_AKA_AutoConfig MCD, Mission Control Desktop AKA AutoConfig]
* [[Software_Update]] and [[Software_Update:Testing]]
<!-- [https://developer.mozilla.org/index.php?title=User:jenzed/Rework_Mission_Control_%2F%2F_MDC_%2F%2F_Autoconfig_docs REWORK OF MCD] -->
= Articles =
* Posts tagged [http://blog.deanandadie.net/tag/thunderbird/ Thunderbird] and [http://blog.deanandadie.net/tag/mission-control-desktop/ MCD] by [http://blog.deanandadie.net/about-us/dean-brundage/ Dean Brundage].
** [http://blog.deanandadie.net/2010/05/manufacturing-user-preferences-for-mcd/ Manufacturing User Preferences For MCD] (example title)
= Mozilla Enterprise working Group =
If like many other enterprises you are interested in Mozilla beyond Thunderbird, you will probably feel like to follow up what's happening within the Enterprise Working Group:
* [[Enterprise|Enterprise Working Group (EWG)]]
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