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'''(HOW IS NOT YET REVISED for testday)'''
'''DRAFT - Please revisit this page on Thursday May 5. More details such as release notes, what to test, and where to get builds will be available at that time.'''


If at any point you have a question, encounter a problem, or are not familiar with our bug tracking system (bugzilla) post a note in the [irc://irc.mozilla.org/bugday IRC channel].
If at any point you have a question, encounter a problem, or are not familiar with our bug tracking system (bugzilla) post a note in the [irc://irc.mozilla.org/testday IRC channel].


''If you are new to bugzilla you won't be able to change most bug fields, but you can add a comment to a bug detailing what should be changed and why. You can also make your comments known in the #bugday channel and someone will assist you.
''If you are new to bugzilla you won't be able to change most bug fields, but you can add a comment to a bug detailing what should be changed and why. You can also make your comments known in the #testday channel and someone will assist you.'' ''(optional) See [[Thunderbird:Bug_Triage#Canconfirm_and_Editbugs_Privileges|Bug triage]] about how to get upgraded privileges to change bug fields.''


''(optional) See [[Thunderbird:Bug_Triage#Canconfirm_and_Editbugs_Privileges|Bug triage]] about how to get upgraded privileges to change bug fields.''
Items for Test Day of alpha 1:
 
* Run [https://litmus.mozilla.org/run_tests.cgi?test_run_id=6 Thunderbird Trunk litmus tests].  Ask for help in the #testday channel if you're not familiar with Litmus. If a testcase is unclear, mark it as such. See also the [http://quality.mozilla.org/howto/litmus/tutorial Litmus tutorial].
* Exercise your favorite (or least favorite) Thunderbird functions and provide feedback. Example areas to test: account setup, large scale POP and imap downloads, filters, junk mail processing
* Try new capabilities of Thunderbird 3
* Test various presumed crashers, hangs, and other problems, and update the respective bugs
* Test Thunderbird on multiple operating systems, if you have multiple OS
* [bugzilla.mozilla.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Thunderbird&format=guided File bugs] for problems that you encounter


# '''Get an account''' - easily created at [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/createaccount.cgi bugzilla account].
# '''Get an account''' - easily created at [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/createaccount.cgi bugzilla account].
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