Mozilla Thunderbird - Network Settings?

[Samson]

Not sure if this should be in the network forum... oh well.

I want to deploy Mozilla Thunderbird onto our network, we currently use a web-based interface for our Internal Mail, and the teachers dont use it because its not what theyre used to (such as Outlook Express) etc.

I did try a long while back to set Outlook Express up so that every time they ran Outlook Express, it just asked for a username and password, but instead it asks for username and password, email address, mailserver adresses, their name, POP/IMAP settings, etc.

Does Thunderbird contain this type of functionality?

Or, is there some sort of script I could write that would ask them for their username and password, then set up the rest of the settings in the registry/similar, and run Thunderbird/Outlook, so that all they see is a username and password box, then their mail.

Eager to hear back from anyone, my management is really wanting a solution to the lack of useage of internal mail.

Thanks!!

[rusty155]

Why not just use the custom maintenance wizard as part of the ORK tools to modify the profile and roll out the e-mail settings in Outlook? You can just use the %username% parameter to make life easier. Then all they'll have to do is enter a password.

[Samson]

ORK Tools?

[rusty155]

Sorry!! ORK=Office Resource Kit

Downloadable free from microsoft site. It contains a selection of tools that allow you to build custom installations of Office, customs profiles, policies etc etc.

What version of Office are you using? I'll post a link up if you let me know.