OpsEmailThunderbirdExtensionInstallation

This page describes how to install the OPS extension for Thunderbird.

Notes

To use this plugin a patched version of thunderbird is required. The patch isn't accepted in the mozilla source tree as of yet so we've provide custom builds for windows and linus. See the download page under "Email clients -> Mozilla Thunderbird(patched for ops)".

Installation instructions

How to install the OPS extension for Thunderbird

• Download OpsEmail-x.x.xpi (where x.x is the version number).
• Install the .XPI in Thunderbird
  • Open Thunderbird
  • Select "Extensions" from the "Tools" menu
  • Press "Install"
  • Select OpsEmail-x.x.xpi (from the location where you downloaded it to) and press "Open"
  • Wait a few seconds until the "Install Now" button is enabled, then press it.
  • Wait for the installation to be done and restart Thunderbird.
• Configure OPS extension for Thunderbird
  • Go to "Extensions" in the "Tools" menu
  • Select "OpsEmail" and press "Options"
  • Fill in the URL of the webservices you want to use
  • Fill in your Ops username
  • Fill in your Ops password
  • Press "OK"
• Show the shared project e-mail folders
  • Right click on your Ops e-mail account in the Folder tree pane
  • Select the "Subscribe" option
  • Press "Refresh"
  • Double click on "#shared"
  • Double click on "project"
  • Check all the project folders you want to see
  • Press "OK"

Note: To be able to show project folders in Thunderbird these need to be properly configured with IMAP ACL. See UsePhpLDAPAdminForOps and OpsLDAPEditorPluginUsage for more information.

Troubleshooting

• After installing Thunderbird crashes with the following error:
• This is the Microsoft Visual C++ runtime (7.1). This is a redistributable component. A solution would be to provide a download link on the project site. There is a merge module for windows installer to add this to the installer that you might be able to use.In any case, you can find info at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;326922 And you can download the dll (put it in your system32 directory) at: http://www.dlldump.com/download-dll-files.php/dllfiles/M/MSVCR71.dll/download.html

-- BastiaanGrutters - 10 Nov 2005
-- IvoVanDongen - 27 Feb 2006