Autoconfiguration in Thunderbird XML

[JKL]

Dear all,

I have created a TB auto client configuration file from one of the
Mozilla wikis as per the truncated example below.
However I cannot work out what to do with this. I want to give this to
users, yet when I start TB I cannot see any menu option that says
something like "Import client config xml file" or something similar.

(Appendix: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Thunderbird/Autoconfiguration )

Additionally, I would like to place the file on a web site for users to
click on and have TB use it to create default mail server settings. Any
way to do?

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<clientConfig version="1.1">
<emailProvider id="klunky.co.uk">
<domain>klunky.co.uk</domain>
[SNIP]
</outgoingServer>
</emailProvider>
</clientConfig>

Any ideas?
Best wishes,
S.

[Mike Easter]

JKL wrote:

> I have created a TB auto client configuration file from one of the
> Mozilla wikis as per the truncated example below.

Here's another reference
http://support.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/kb/ISP+Database

# How is account information used when Thunderbird obtains server
information?
# I want my users to use our own corporate configuration file when they
add an email account in Thunderbird.

--
Mike Easter

[JKL]

Hi Mike,

Thank-you, but it is not completely what I want. It explains how to
add it onto a web server. I want to test the file first with my own TB
client without the web server part. I still cannot work how to read it
into TB.
S.

[JKL]

I shall clarify a little more.

For testing (sans web server) I want to simply give the file to a test
user and check all is well there. Later I want to add the file to a web
server.

[JKL]

On 02/12/2011 01:37 PM, Mike Easter wrote:

Was easier than I thought. Created a config on the web site, and tested
this way. Really easy. Thank-you.