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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.

** Affects: thunderbird
     Importance: High
         Status: Confirmed

** Affects: thunderbird (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Confirmed

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Thunderbird2 gconf gmt problem 'Bad key or directory name' because of plus symbol (+)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/411358
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