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Every Mozilla product has a build ID associated with it. This string represents the date and hour of the day the build was made. When a Mozilla Product is released, we need to verify that the product has the right build ID on each platform and for each locale.
Every Mozilla product has a build ID associated with it. This string represents the date and hour of the day the build was made. When a Mozilla Product is released, we need to verify that the product has the right build ID on each platform and for each locale.


== Firefox 4 or later ==
== Firefox 4 to 12 ==
Launch Firefox. Load "about:" (without the quotes) in the URL bar.  
Launch Firefox. Load "about:" (without the quotes) in the URL bar.  


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==Thunderbird==
==Thunderbird==
== Thunderbird 13 and later ==
Launch Thunderbird. Go to "Help" -> "Troubleshooting information".
In the "Application Basics" section, look at the entry "Application Build ID". It should look like:
* 20120917042011
== Thunderbird earlier than 13 ==
The same methods as above can be used, but in order to see the "about:" page you have to set it as your Mail Start Page.
The same methods as above can be used, but in order to see the "about:" page you have to set it as your Mail Start Page.


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