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-====== Access calendars using Thunderbird with SOGO Plugins (only for Thunderbird 3.1 and 2.0) ======
+====== Access calendars/addressbooks using Thunderbird with SOGO Plugins (only for Thunderbird 3.1 and 2.0) ======
-There are some plugins available for Thunderbird application, developed by Inverse Inc. (the corporation that develops SOGo).
+Please ignore this page. \\
+ /**
-Those plugins extends the functionality of Lightning with differentiate approach:
+There are three plugins available for Thunderbird application, developed by Inverse (the corporation that supports SOGo).
-  - Mozilla Lightning (Inverse Edition): this a customization of the last official release for Mozilla Thunderbird plugins Lightning, part of the Mozilla Calendar project;
+Those plugins extend the functionalities of Thunderbird in order to access calendars and address books:
-  - SOGo Connector: this extension transforms Thunderbird into a full DAV client (CalDAV, CardDAV, for groupware servers such as SOGo. Useful if you need to have compatibility with other external calendar services;
-  - SOGo Integrator: this extension implements a complete integration of Thunderbird with SOGo, with remote administration of folder subscription and automatic propagation of default settings.
-You can use one plugin at a time and __they are **compatible only with Thunderbird 2.0 and Thunderbird 3.1**__.
+  - Mozilla Lightning (Inverse Edition): this a customization of Mozilla Thunderbird plugin Lightning, part of the Mozilla Calendar project
+  - SOGo Connector: adds support to access address books created with SOGo, or with other CardDAV-compatible external services (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CardDAV)
+  - SOGo Integrator: this extension implements a complete integration of Thunderbird with SOGo, managing also the configuration of the other two SOGo plugins (__ONLY FOR EXPERT USERS__)
 A complete description of those plugins is available at http://www.sogo.nu/english/about/overview.html.
-You should download the plugins from SOGo website or from internal address https://calendar.sissa.it/plugins/.
+__ Those plugins are **compatible only with Thunderbird 2.0 and Thunderbird 3.1**__ (but a new version is announced for Thunderbird 10 stable release in the 1Q 2012).
-To install the plugins you can refer to the SOGo public documentation: http://www.sogo.nu/files/docs/SOGo%20Mozilla%20Thunderbird%20Configuration.pdf.
+To install SOGo plugins for Thunderbird you can refer to the official public documentation: http://www.sogo.nu/files/docs/SOGo%20Mozilla%20Thunderbird%20Configuration.pdf.
+__To access calendars and address books **use the SOGo Connector with Mozilla Lightning** (Official or Inverse Edition)__.
+<note i>Use the "SOGo Integrator" __only if__ you are an expert user of Thunderbird.</note>
+===== Accessing address books with Thunderbird 3.1 + SOGo Connector =====
+You can download ''//SOGo Connector//'' plugin from [[http://www.sogo.nu/downloads/frontends.html|SOGo Website]] or from the service webpage https://calendar.sissa.it/plugins/.
+First add the extension to Thunderbird (menu ''Tools-->Add-ons'').
+To access a SOGo address book open the "//Address Book//" window, clicking the specific button in the main toolbar of Thunderbird.
+In this window select the item "''Remote Address Book''" from submenu ''File --> New'', as you see in the following figure:
+{{:services:calendar:address_book_-_add_remote_addressbook.jpg?400|Add a remote address book}}
+A window, containing the address book properties, opens:
+{{:services:calendar:address_book_-_remote_addressbook_properties.jpg?500|Remote address book properties}}
+Insert a name for the address book (may be different from the name of the address book in SOGo) and an URL (see paragraph "[[services:calendar:sogo_sharing_address_books#Accessing address books from an external client|Accessing address books from an external client]]"). The remote addressbook of SOGo is inserted in Thunderbird's list.
+===== Accessing calendars with Thunderbird 3.1 + Lightning Inverse Edition =====
+Refer to the guide "[[services:calendar:calendars_thunderbird_lightning|Access calendars using Thunderbird with Lightning plugin]]".
+ */