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[Chofmann <623844@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

seems like there is some interest in this bug over in

	https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=984012#c15
	https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=984012#c17

to help protect international users from getting phished into changing
the pref named
security.turn_off_all_security_so_that_viruses_can_take_over_this_computer

and not necessarily understanding the ramifications of that action if
they don't understand English.

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Title:
  lockpref not honored in /etc/thunderbird/pref/thunderbird.js

Status in Mozilla Thunderbird Mail and News:
  In Progress
Status in thunderbird package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: thunderbird

  appended /etc/thunderbird/pref/thunderbird.js with the following line:
  lockpref("app.update.enabled", false);

  When starting Thunderbird and checking the config app.update.enabled
  is set to false, but can be edited by the user.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: thunderbird 3.0.6+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.39-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Aug 25 09:58:43 2010
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=de_DE.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: thunderbird

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