Thunderbird

Video Instructions

Email

Calendar

Before you begin:

• You will need to have the lightning plugin installed in thunderbird
• You will need the DAV Path found on the server or the DAV Path from some else's Calendar

Open your Thunderbird email client and click the file button in the top left hand corner Select New, and then select Calendar
	In the window that opens, be sure to select "On the Network", then click Next
In the next window, ensure under format that Caldav is selected The value you need to enter for Location consists of two parts The first part is based on your domain name in the format https://cal.domain.tld The second part is your DAV Path as derived from configuring your Calendar If you are connecting to someone else's calendar, you will need to use the DAV Path they provide you The full value will look like this: https://cal.domain.tld/caldav.php/bob@computerisms.ca/calendar Put a check mark beside Cache if you want to be able to read your calendars when you are not connected to the internet Note that you will not be able to edit a calendar unless you are connected to the internet
	At this point, Thunderbird will want you to name your calendar. The name is arbitrary, it can be anything that is meaningful to you. Thunderbird does not care what you name it, only that you name it. Choose a different colour if you wish, and deselect "Show Reminders" if you don't want them Select the address that will be associated with this calendar
If Thunderbird pops up a warning box regarding the Security Certificate, click the "Confirm Security Exception" button See Security Certificates for more information
	For User Name, enter your full email address For Password, enter your email password If you are connecting to someone else's calendar, you should still use your own email address and email password If your Username and Password are rejected, ensure you have been granted permission to use that calendar Select Remember password to avoid having to enter it every time Thunderbird checks for new calendar events Note: if multiple people have physical access to your computer, not checking this prevent others from modifying your calendar
Click the Finish button
	You can now access your calendar

Shared Address Book

Before you begin:

• You will need to have the lightning plugin installed in thunderbird
  • To install this plugin you need to go this page: http://www.sogo.nu/downloads/frontends.html
  • Download the one called SOGo Connector Thunderbird extension, save it some place easy like your desktop or downloads folder
  • In Thunderbird, open settings=>Add-ons
  • Under the Add-ons Manager tab near the top will be another settings button, under that will be an option to install and add-on from file
  • Browse to where you saved the file and double click, then click the "Install Now" button, then click the restart link
• You will need the DAV Path found on the server or the DAV Path from some else's Calendar
  • Note those instructions show you how to retrieve the path for your calendar collection, you need to get the path for your address book collection instead

When you are ready:

• Navigate back to the Inbox tab and click your Address Book button
• click file=>New=>Remote Address Book
• In the window that opens, enter a name
  • The Name is an arbitrary value you can use to identify this address book, it can be anything meaningful to you.
• In the URL field enter the DAV Path you obtained earlier
  • Your DAV Path contains an @ symbol. You must remove that symbol and put %40 in its place
  • By example, your DAV Path will now look like this: https://cal.computerisms.ca/caldav.php/bob%40computerisms.ca/addresses/
• Select your Notification and Syncronize options then click Okay