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+Install thunderbird with `yay -S thunderbird`.
+For support of external GnuPG for encryption, also install `yay -S gnupg gcr`.
+
+## Settings
+
+### General
+
+- Thunderbird Start Page: `https://zechert.net`
+- Default Search Engine: Duck Duck Go
+- Disable Auto hide tab bar
+- Set Fonts:
+  - Serif: Inter
+  - Sans-serif: Inter
+  - Monospace: RobotoMono
+- Disable: Display emoticons as graphics
+- Add display language English GB
+- Enable Use autoscrolling
+- Disable Show only display name for people in my address book
+- In the advanced config editor set the property
+  - `mail.server.default.check_all_folders_for_new` to `true`
+  - `mail.opengpg.allow_external_gnupg` to `true`
+  - `mail.dsn.always_request_on to true`
+
+### Composition
+
+For spelling checks, install the packages `yay -S hunspell-de hunspell-en_gb`
+
+- Disable `Offer to share for files larger than`
+
+### Privacy & Security
+
+- Junk: `When messages are marked as junk` -> `Move them to the account's Junk folder`
+- Enable `Send web sites a "Do Not Track" signal"`
+- Enable `Automatically enable encryption when possible`
+- Enable `Automatically disable encryption when recipients change and encryption is no longer possible`
+- Enable  Show a notification whenever encryption is disabled automatically`
+
+### Accounts
+
+Add the email accounts.
+
+### Theme
+
+Get the theme from here: <https://github.com/catppuccin/thunderbird>.
+
+Chezmoi will download the theme to `~/.config/thunderbird-theme`.
+
+### Address Book
+
+Go to the Address Book / Contacts Tab. Click on New Address Book. Select `Add Remote Address Book`
+Add username and URL. The URL can be found from within nextcloud: 
+Go to `Contacts` -> `All Contacts` -> Click on `Contact Settings` -> Copy the link to the Contacts address book.
+
+### Calendar
+
+Go to the Calendar Tab and add the calendar from `cloud.zechert.net`.
+
+- `Add Calendar` -> `On the Network`
+- `Username: xxxxx`, `Location: https://cloud.zechert.net/remote.php/dav/calendars/xxxx` 
+  (You can find the link by clicking the Edit button on the calendar in nextcloud, then go to `Internal Link`.
+- For the password, open the Personal Settings in Nextcloud and go to `Security` -> `Devices & Sessions`.
+  Create a new app password.
+
+## External OpenPGP
+
+Thunderbird can use external openPGP program to handle private keys instead of storing them in
+Thunderbird directly. But the public keys still need to be added to the key manager first.