Feature #7158

Update Icedove documentation

Added by BitingBird 2014-05-02 22:29:11 . Updated 2015-11-03 11:31:27 .

Status:
Resolved
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
Category:
Target version:
Tails_1.7
Start date:
2014-05-02
Due date:
% Done:

100%

Feature Branch:
doc/7158-icedove
Type of work:
End-user documentation
Blueprint:

Starter:
0
Affected tool:
Email Client
Deliverable for:
268

Description

There was Thunderbird documentation that still hangs around, but needs to be updated:
https://tails.boum.org/doc/anonymous_internet/thunderbird/index.en.html

  • Explain briefly the benefits of an email client over webmail in the context of Tails:
    • Faster interactions
    • Easier to do OpenPGP

Also, it’s likely that some Tails-specific aspects need to be documented, as a result of e.g. Feature #6154 and Feature #6151.

Subtasks

History

#1 Updated by BitingBird 2014-05-02 22:29:31

#2 Updated by intrigeri 2014-08-12 13:43:35

  • Category set to 212

#3 Updated by sajolida 2014-09-21 12:54:46

  • Description updated

#4 Updated by sajolida 2014-09-21 12:55:13

  • Description updated

#5 Updated by intrigeri 2015-05-29 12:50:40

  • Tracker changed from Bug to Feature
  • Assignee set to sajolida
  • Target version set to 246

#6 Updated by intrigeri 2015-05-29 12:50:54

  • blocks #8668 added

#7 Updated by intrigeri 2015-05-29 12:52:03

  • Description updated

#8 Updated by sajolida 2015-09-28 11:02:17

  • Target version changed from 246 to Tails_1.7

#9 Updated by anonym 2015-10-21 07:34:23

  • QA Check set to Dev Needed

sajolida, is anything blocking you from working on this ticket? (Yes, I’m a bit worried of the lack of (public) progress on this ticket given that the freeze is < 1 week away. :))

#10 Updated by sajolida 2015-10-22 08:10:32

To be frank, I was waiting for the freeze to start working on the documentation. I know it’s bad for the translators but it ensures that the thing I’m documenting won’t change in between. I didn’t really put the energy needed to follow up the technical work and I’m not sure where you’re at. If you tell me that the integration work is done and that enough investigation has been made regarding the migration for me to start writing the doc, then I can try to do that before the freeze. But right now I still see that Feature #9495, Feature #9494, Feature #9303, and most of all Feature #7773 are far from being clarified.

#11 Updated by anonym 2015-10-26 05:09:48

sajolida wrote:
> To be frank, I was waiting for the freeze to start working on the documentation. I know it’s bad for the translators but it ensures that the thing I’m documenting won’t change in between.

Also, there will be no testing of the docs during the RC.

> I didn’t really put the energy needed to follow up the technical work and I’m not sure where you’re at. If you tell me that the integration work is done and that enough investigation has been made regarding the migration for me to start writing the doc, then I can try to do that before the freeze. But right now I still see that Feature #9495, Feature #9494, Feature #9303, and most of all Feature #7773 are far from being clarified.

Ok. It’s unfortunate, but I can understand you. Let’s call this initial inclusion of Icedove a “tech preview”, or something.

#12 Updated by sajolida 2015-10-29 05:28:48

  • Assignee deleted (sajolida)

My draft is ready. Please review! I’m assigning this to u who’s been working on the other part of the doc as well, but anonym of kytv could do this too.

A few comments:

  • Tell me what you think of my usage of “Icedove” vs “Thunderbird”
  • I’m not linking anymore to the Riseup unlike we were doing for Claws. I believe Icedove to be much easier to configure and I don’t really like otherwise the idea of whitelisting email providers.
  • Note that I’m not taking into account any aspects related to the migration (migration instructions, status of the tech preview, etc.). This will be in Feature #9495.
  • Unlike the old Thunderbird documentation I’m not selling the benefits of email clients over webmail. Tell me if you think I really should.
  • 4f4be6a is OT, please be kind!

#13 Updated by sajolida 2015-10-29 05:29:10

  • QA Check changed from Dev Needed to Ready for QA
  • Feature Branch set to doc/7158-icedove

#14 Updated by sajolida 2015-10-29 09:52:52

Actually, I’ll work on Feature #9495 in the same branch so to review on this part (for the moment) please check it until commit b0abc3b.

#15 Updated by sajolida 2015-11-02 15:11:57

  • Assignee set to anonym

Ready for the last review and merge!

#16 Updated by anonym 2015-11-02 15:40:38

  • Status changed from Confirmed to Fix committed
  • % Done changed from 0 to 100

Applied in changeset commit:133fbcddfa024d4e182174dd356dd2be0db5a5f2.

#17 Updated by anonym 2015-11-02 16:00:46

  • Assignee deleted (anonym)
  • QA Check changed from Ready for QA to Pass

#18 Updated by anonym 2015-11-03 11:31:27

  • Status changed from Fix committed to Resolved