Adds a new [SETUP-INSTALL] tag to address TB setting up process

> Closes #6 (auto-configuration causing breakage for new users).
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* Auto-installing updates for Thunderbird and extensions are disabled (section 0302's) * Auto-installing updates for Thunderbird and extensions are disabled (section 0302's)
* Real time binary checks with Google services are disabled (section 0414's) * Real time binary checks with Google services are disabled (section 0414's)
* Browsing related technologies, and JavaScript disabled. Use your web browser for browsing. * Browsing related technologies, and JavaScript disabled. Use your web browser for browsing.
* You will need to make changes, and to troubleshoot at times (choose wisely, there is always a trade-off).
While not 100% definitive, search for "[SETUP". If required, add each pref to your overrides section at
default values (or comment them out and reset them in about:config). Here are the main ones:
[SETUP-INSTALL] if you experience any issue during Thunderbird setting up, read it
4. BACKUP your profile folder before implementing (and/or test in a new/cloned profile) 4. BACKUP your profile folder before implementing (and/or test in a new/cloned profile)
5. KEEP UP TO DATE: https://github.com/HorlogeSkynet/thunderbird-user.js/wiki#small_orange_diamond-maintenance 5. KEEP UP TO DATE: https://github.com/HorlogeSkynet/thunderbird-user.js/wiki#small_orange_diamond-maintenance
@ -1290,10 +1294,10 @@ user_pref("mail.identity.id1.header.InReplyTo", "");
user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "6000 syntax error: this parrot is blind!"); user_pref("_user.js.parrot", "6000 syntax error: this parrot is blind!");
/** AUTO CONFIG ***/ /** AUTO CONFIG ***/
/* 6001: Disable autoconfiguration /* 6001: Disable auto-configuration
* These options disable autoconfiguration of mail server settings in Thunderbird. * [SETUP-INSTALL] These options disable auto-configuration of mail servers in Thunderbird.
* Such settings require a query to Mozilla which could have privacy implications * Such settings require a query to Mozilla which could have privacy implications
* if the user wishes to keep the existance of the provider private * if the user wishes to keep the existence of the mail provider private.
* [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Thunderbird/Autoconfiguration ***/ * [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Thunderbird/Autoconfiguration ***/
user_pref("mailnews.auto_config.guess.enabled", false); user_pref("mailnews.auto_config.guess.enabled", false);
user_pref("mailnews.auto_config.fetchFromISP.enabled", false); user_pref("mailnews.auto_config.fetchFromISP.enabled", false);