Various issues in Thunderbird 38 with maildir mean we really don't want casual users selecting it, so disable options to change store type.

This will only land in esr-38, we'll leave enabled in trunk.

Comment on attachment 8647148 [details] [diff] [review] Disable store type changes [Approval Request Comment] Regression caused by (bug #): User impact if declined: Testing completed (on c-c, etc.): Risk to taking this patch (and alternatives if risky):

Comment on attachment 8647148 [details] [diff] [review] Disable store type changes Review of attachment 8647148 [details] [diff] [review]: ----------------------------------------------------------------- We should make sure to update https://support.mozilla.org/kb/maildir-thunderbird too

Does this mean that maildir will be disabled in official releases for some indefinite period of time? I have been using maildir since the beginning of April 2015. Switched to maildir to simplify by backup procedures. Alex

(In reply to mcmurchy1917-bugzilla from comment #4) > Does this mean that maildir will be disabled in official releases for some > indefinite period of time? > > I have been using maildir since the beginning of April 2015. > > Switched to maildir to simplify by backup procedures. > > Alex No, what it means is that the user interface to make it easier to select maildir is being disabled. You can still set the default store manually using the config editor, and any existing accounts using maildir will have no change in their operation. I'm hoping this will only be for a minor release or two until we solve a couple of issues.

Comment on attachment 8647148 [details] [diff] [review] Disable store type changes https://hg.mozilla.org/releases/comm-esr38/rev/045312fc9aa0