How do I set up Apaches Httpd (and why should I use it)?
You will need some http: file location, if you want to use the automatic update mechanism for add-ons in Thunderbird. If you prefer not to use this mechanism, you will have to uninstall and reinstall the extension each time you change something. Even if you know exactly where to click etc. this process takes about 1 minute in total (including two restarts of Thunderbird) vs. about 20 seconds using the update mechanism. So if you do make a lot of changes (… we’ve installed about five hundred micro updates by now …) then you really want to save every second here. Concerning the httpd configuration, the “default” configuration should do. Look at the httpd documentation or Google for help. You just need to know where your htdocs directory is (from which all files are being served). You will need to know both the path via the file system (e.g., “C:\Program Files\…”) and via the web server (e.g., “http://localhost:8000/…”). The first you will need for the “deployment path” and the la
