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The included script to install Mozilla Thunderbird was tweaked to allow it to autoconfigure an email account when the user launches the program.

Some autoconfig resources used were:
http://www.int-evry.fr/s2ia/user/procacci/netscape/en/mozilla-autoconfig-en.html#htoc12
http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/MCD%2C_Mission_Control_Desktop_AKA_AutoConfig#Central_Configuration_File
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Configuration_utilities_for_administrators
http://mit.edu/~thunderbird/www/maintainers/autoconfig.html
http://mit.edu/~thunderbird/www/maintainers/config.html
http://wpkg.org/Thunderbird

Autoconfiguration
Create a customized text file named thunderbird.cfg and put it in the thunderbird executable folder '%programfiles%\mozilla thunderbird\thunderbird.cfg' .
Edit %programfiles%\mozilla thunderbird\greprefs\all.js addding the following values:

pref("general.config.obscure_value", 0);
pref("general.config.filename", "thunderbird.cfg");

A sample thunderbird.cfg (requires modification for your site!):

//put everything in a try/catch

try {

// 1) env variables - comment/uncomment for your OS
// *NIX settings
//   var env_user    = getenv("USER");
//   var env_home    = getenv("HOME");

// Windows settings
var env_user    = getenv("USERNAME");
var env_home    = getenv("HOMEPATH");

//var env_mozdebug= getenv("MOZILLA_DEBUG");

// 2) lock general preferences
//LDAP address book
defaultPref("ldap_2.prefs_migrated", true);
defaultPref("ldap_2.servers.<Abook Name>.auth.savePassword", true);
defaultPref("ldap_2.servers.<Abook Name>.description", "<Description>");
defaultPref("ldap_2.servers.<Abook Name>.filename", "abook-1.mab");
defaultPref("ldap_2.servers.<Abook Name>.uri", "ldap://ldapserver.domain.com:389/ou=<ou>,dc=<dc>,dc=<dc>??sub");
defaultPref("ldap_2.servers.history.filename", "history.mab");
defaultPref("ldap_2.servers.history.replication.lastChangeNumber", 0);
defaultPref("ldap_2.servers.pab.filename", "abook.mab");
defaultPref("ldap_2.servers.pab.replication.lastChangeNumber", 0);

//Account
defaultPref("mail.account.account1.server", "server1");
defaultPref("mail.account.account2.identities", "id1");
defaultPref("mail.account.account2.server", "server2");
defaultPref("mail.accountmanager.accounts", "account1,account2");
defaultPref("mail.accountmanager.defaultaccount", "account2");
defaultPref("mail.accountmanager.localfoldersserver", "server1");
defaultPref("mail.identity.id1.useremail", env_user + "@domain.com");
defaultPref("mail.identity.id1.fullName", env_user);
defaultPref("mail.identity.id1.directoryServer", "ldap_2.servers.<Abook Name>");
defaultPref("mail.identity.id1.draft_folder", "imap://" + env_user + "@imap.domain.com/Drafts");
defaultPref("mail.identity.id1.drafts_folder_picker_mode", "0");
defaultPref("mail.identity.id1.fcc_folder", "imap://" + env_user + "@imap.domain.com/Sent");
defaultPref("mail.identity.id1.fcc_folder_picker_mode", "0");
defaultPref("mail.identity.id1.organization", "My Organization");
defaultPref("mail.identity.id1.overrideGlobal_Pref", true);
defaultPref("mail.identity.id1.reply_to", "");

//IMAP
defaultPref("mail.server.server2.hostname", "imap.domain.com");
defaultPref("mail.server.server2.isSecure", true);
defaultPref("mail.server.server2.login_at_startup", true);
defaultPref("mail.server.server2.max_cached_connections", 5);
defaultPref("mail.server.server2.name", env_user);
defaultPref("mail.server.server2.type", "imap");
defaultPref("mail.server.server2.port", 993);
defaultPref("mail.server.server2.socketType", 3);
defaultPref("mail.server.server2.userName", env_user + "@domain.com");

//SMTP
defaultPref("mail.identity.id1.smtpServer", "smtp1");
defaultPref("mail.identity.id1.stationery_folder", "imap://" + env_user + "@imap.domain.com/Templates");
defaultPref("mail.identity.id1.tmpl_folder_picker_mode", "0");
defaultPref("mail.identity.id1.valid", true);

//SMTP general
defaultPref("mail.smtp.defaultserver", "smtp1");
defaultPref("mail.smtpserver.smtp1.auth_method", 1);
defaultPref("mail.smtpserver.smtp1.description", "SMTP");
defaultPref("mail.smtpserver.smtp1.hostname", "smtp.domain.com");
defaultPref("mail.smtpserver.smtp1.port", 465);
defaultPref("mail.smtpserver.smtp1.try_ssl", 3);
defaultPref("mail.smtpserver.smtp1.username", env_user + "@domain.com");
defaultPref("mail.smtpservers", "smtp1");


// Close the try, and call the catch()
} catch(e) {
  displayError("lockedPref", e);
}

Deploying the configuration through unattended