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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.