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.de URL \\$2 \(la\\$1\(ra\\$3 .. .if \n[.g] .mso www.tmac \" override the above definition for systems with a URL macro .TH thunderbird 1 2006-04-06 "Thunderbird 1.5.0.0" .SH NAME thunderbird \- Mail User Agent (MUA) and newsgroup/RSS client derived from the Mozilla suite .SH SYNOPSIS .B thunderbird [ .IR options " ..." ] [ .I URL ] .SH DESCRIPTION Thunderbird provides IMAP/POP support, a built-in RSS reader, support for HTML mail, powerful quick search, saved search folders, advanced message filtering, junk mail controls, message grouping, labels, return receipts, smart address book LDAP address completion, import tools, and the ability to manage multiple identities in email and newsgroup accounts. Thunderbird provides enterprise and government grade security such as S/MIME, digital signing, message encryption, and support for certificates and security devices. .SH OPTIONS .TP .BR \-mail ", " \-news Open the folder view (the main Thunderbird window). This is the default if no other options are given. If both .B \-mail and .I URL are given, then both the main window and a message composition window will be opened. .TP .B \-compose Compose a new message. This is the default if .I URL is given and there are no other options given. .I URL should use the mailto: schema. .TP .BI \-compose " args" Compose a new message. .I args should consist of one or more comma-separated .IR key = value pairs. This is an alternative to using a mailto: URL, that allows an attachment to be specified on the command line. .TP .B \-addressbook Display the address book. .TP .B \-options Display the preferences window. .TP .B \-jsconsole Display the JavaScript console. .TP .BI \-height " value" Set the height of the main window. .TP .BI \-width " value" Set the width of the main window. .TP .BR \-help ", " \-h Print a message about Thunderbird's command line options. .TP .BR \-version ", " \-v Print the version of Thunderbird. .TP .B \-ProfileManager Display the profile manager. This allows you to select which profile to use, as well as create new or delete existing profiles. .TP .BI \-P " profile" Start with the specified profile. .SH EXAMPLES .TP .B thunderbird \-compose mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Compose a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .TP .B thunderbird \-compose mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]@example.net&subject=Hi There Compose a message, also specifying an additional recipient, the subject and the body text of the message. .BR bcc ", " body and other headers can be specified in this way. .TP .B thunderbird \-compose [EMAIL PROTECTED],attachment=file:///home/baz/qux.txt Another way to specify message properties; this form allows a file to be attached to the new message. Please note that .URL http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=316177 "this does not work with Thunderbird 1.5.0.0" . It has been fixed in later versions. .SH SEE ALSO Debian-specific information about Thunderbird can be found at the .URL http://www.jwsdot.com/debian/faq.html "Debian Thunderbird FAQ" . General information about using Thunderbird can be found at the .URL http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/ "Thunderbird web site" . .PP The correct syntax for a mailto: URL is detailed in .URL http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2368.txt "RFC2368: The mailto URL scheme" . \" vim: ft=nroff wrap
