[tor-bugs] #15389 [Tor Mail]: Add option for skipping Tor Launcher during Tor Mail startup

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#15389: Add option for skipping Tor Launcher during Tor Mail startup
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 Reporter:  sukhbir      |          Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |      Milestone:
Component:  Tor Mail     |        Version:
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 The default behaviour of the Tor Mail bundle is to first start Tor
 Launcher (which starts Tor) and then start Thunderbird. This is similar to
 the order of operation in the Tor Browser Bundle.

 However, unlike TBB, users may want to start Thunderbird ''without''
 launching Tor Launcher (and Tor), so that they can use it in offline mode
 to read/compose emails. Currently, this can be achieved by setting the
 environment variable `TOR_SKIP_LAUNCH` to 1, after which Tor Launcher will
 skip starting Tor and will just start Thunderbird.

 We should find a better way of doing this so that users can start
 Thunderbird without Tor and without setting variables. Perhaps we can have
 a dialog that prompts the users? Or an option in Tor Launcher?

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