
for string preferences click the pencil icon, change the value, then click the check mark.change the preferences' value to the desired logging value.click the + (plus sign) to add the preference.choose Boolean for true or false settings, otherwise choose String.if you are presented with choices of Boolean, Number, String.in the search field paste or type the preference name, for example.click Config Editor in the search results.
To configure logging via a Thunderbird Preference, you must create a hidden Thunderbird preference, not an environment variable.
OpenPGP/e2ee - logging is described at OpenPGP Debugging. imap - string, set to All (if you have set =true, Daily channel builds only). Gloda Indexing (global search) activity to Error Console. Chat Off-The-Record (OTR) protocol for exchanging encrypted chat messages - boolean preference. 5 Show only fatal errors (PURPLE_DEBUG_FATAL). 0 Show all libpurple messages (PURPLE_DEBUG_ALL). Calendar - set both and to true, and reload calendar pane. Log settings of type string are Case Sensitive. Unless otherwise specified, logging output goes to the Error Console, at Tools > Developer > Error Console or use the hotkey Control+Shift+J (Command+Shift+J on macOS). Modern logging is specified by setting a preference in Thunderbird. Gecko logging, which uses module names, such as imap and imap autosync. Thunderbird logging, for calendar, chat, gloda indexing and seach, ldap, nntp (news), pop, and smtp (sending mail). location of log data - possibilities include logging to a file, and logging to the Error Console. where logging is enabled - possibilities include command line, and Thunderbird preferences. 6 Logging prior to Thunderbird 55.0a1 / SeaMonkey 2.52a1.