Mozilla
Contents
user.js
Sample configurations:
Note: to delete about:config entries they need to be reset. The next time Mozilla starts, the entry should be gone.
User Agent
general.useragent.override = Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Fedora; Linux x86_64; rv:37.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/37.0
More useragent[1] strings:
Profiles
ProfileManager
Want to run multiple Mozilla instances at the same time?
firefox --no-remote -ProfileManager
Profile directory
What are those files in my Profile directory?
| cookies.txt | cookies, now cookies.sqlite |
| downloads.rdf | downloads, now downloads.sqlite |
| history.dat | browsing history, now places.sqlite |
| places.sqlite | browsing history |
| key3.db | key to encrypt and decrypt saved passwords |
| signons.txt | saved user names and passwords, now signons.sqlite |
| signons2.txt | saved user names and passwords, now signons.sqlite |
| signons3.txt | saved user names and passwords, now signons.sqlite |
| localstore.rdf | customized data on the interface |
| mimeTypes.rdf | which action to perform for certain types of files |
| persdict.dat | custom entries added to the spell checker dictionary |
| sessionstore.js | stored sessions, loaded after close/crash |
Transferring data to a new profile
This is described in detail on kb.mozillazine.org, here's the short version:
- Create a new profile with firefox -ProfileManager
- Close both the source and the target instance
- Copy at least the following files to the target profile:
cd ../old.profile cp bookmarkbackups/bookmarks* ../new.profile/bookmarkbackups/ cp cert8.db cert_override.txt content-prefs.sqlite formhistory.sqlite key3.db \ permissions.sqlite places.sqlite signons.sqlite ../new.profile/
Now start the new profile, check that everything is in place.
Firefox
Password Manager
Since Firefox 29, autocomplete=off HTML tags will no longer be honored. Before that, signon.storeWhenAutocompleteOff=true had to be set (and before that signon.overrideAutocomplete=true). This is the default now.
- Hidden pref to save ID and password when autocomplete="off" (signon.overrideAutocomplete)
- Firefox 29: save and fill out autocomplete=”off” passwords
Plugins
- BetterPrivacy
- CipherFox
- Dict.cc Translation
- NoScript Security Suite
- RefControl
- Greasemonkey
- HTTPS Everywhere
- SSL Version Control
Thunderbird
- global-messages-db.sqlite too big? Try disabling "Global Search and Indexer" under "Advanced" in the Preferences
- ../Profiles/*/ImapMail/*/*{msf,sbd} too big? Go to Account Settings → Synchronization & Storage and set to Synchronize the most recent XX days instead of Synchronize all.... One has to do this for every account.
- Reply-All also includes yourself in the recipients list. To disable that, add the exact email address you were addressed with to your "Identities" in your account. You may also have to set mailnews.reply_to_self_check_all_ident to true.
- Set mail.server.default.send_client_info to false to stop sending the "ID command" to the IMAP server[2], as some may trouble when this command is sent.
Plugins
Lightning
After adding the GDATA Provider add-on, the Google calendar can be added via its XML-Link, e.g.
https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/example%40gmail.com/public/basic
- Lightning
- GDATA Provider - for accessing Google Calendars
- Calendar - Holiday Files (.ics)
Enigmail
- Enigmail (nightly)
- #136 Sending email gives error, even without encryption ("gIOService is not defined")
Note: GnuPG is needed!
Links
- Thunderbird 3 sucks
- Mozilla# 535137 - File location of index (global-messages-db.sqlite) should be customizable
- Thunderbird 3 “Reply to all”, also replies to myself
- Reply All except ME
- Signature Switch
Archive
| Release | Date |
|---|---|
| Phoenix 0.5 | Dec 2002 |
| Firebird 0.7 | Oct 2003 |
| Mozilla 1.7.13 | Apr 2006 |
| Firefox 1.5.0.12 | May 2007 |
| Firefox 2.0.0.20 | Dec 2008 |
| Firefox 3.6.28 | Mar 2012 |
| Firefox 4.0.1 | Jun 2011 |
Links
- Sync
- Configuring Firefox for FIPS 140-2
- browserspy.dk
- Firefox download
- Thunderbird download
- Songbird (Archive) (dead?)
- User name and password not remembered
