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[Paul Szabo <psz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Created attachment 8523379
Workaround

While we await a patch for this issue... there is a workaround described in
http://git.auf.org/?p=auf-poste-client.git;a=tree;f=lucid/auf-thunderbird-hack
that works without needing to re-build Thunderbird (but using just LD_PRELOAD
in a wrapper script); tested and "works for me" ever since TB24.

My version of the workaround, with comments on how to use, added for reference
(stressing that this is not my invention).

Cheers, Paul

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Title:
  Thunderbird2 gconf gmt problem 'Bad key or directory name' because of
  plus symbol (+)

Status in Mozilla Thunderbird Mail and News:
  Confirmed
Status in “thunderbird” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Here is an error message for Thunderbird 2 in Jaunty

  gnubyexample@k8amd:~$ thunderbird
  GConf Error: Bad key or directory name: "/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/GMT+02/command": `+' is an invalid character in key/directory names
  gnubyexample@k8amd:~$ date;uname -a;cat /etc/*version*;dpkg -l | grep underbird
  Sun Aug  9 14:48:37 BST 2009                                                                
  Linux k8amd 2.6.28-14-generic #47-Ubuntu SMP Sat Jul 25 00:28:35 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux    
  5.0                                                                                         
  ii  enigmail                                   2:0.95.7-1ubuntu2                                          Enigmail - GPG support for Thunderbird
  ii  thunderbird                                2.0.0.22+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1                  mail/news client with RSS and integrated spam filter support                                                                                                                                                                  
  ii  thunderbird-locale-en-gb                   1:2.0.0.14+1-0ubuntu2                                      Thunderbird English language/region package  

  From reading this extract ( http://osdir.com/ml/os.solaris.opensolaris.desktop/2008-03/msg00020.html ):
    Subject: 	Re: GConf/Thunderbird error on Solaris Nevada

    "Hi Mats,I believe you download the contribute builds of Thunderbird 2, and run
  it on snv_70.

  For some reason, the fix is upstreamed to Thunderbird 3 alpha, but not
  community version of Thunderbird 2.
  Fixed in snv_68 means the fix was integrated to Thunderbird bundled
  with snv_68."

  
  ...it seems that the fix for this in thunderbird2 might require some manual intervention as although the problem is well know, the fix was only incorporated in the newer thunderbird3.

  Have just checked the Karmic version at:
    http://packages.ubuntu.com/karmic/thunderbird
  which currently shows that version 2 of thunderbird is planned for Karmic release.

  As thunderbird3 is at Beta 3 right now I can perhaps see why debian and ubuntu are sticking with Thunderbird2 just now.
    http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/about/press/archive/2009-07-21-01

  However it does seem a shame to ship a new release with this known
  gconf issue unpatched.

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