--- icedove.old	2010-02-26 23:55:55.000000000 +0000
+++ icedove	2010-02-26 23:58:12.000000000 +0000
@@ -52,6 +52,15 @@
 
 moz_libdir=/usr/lib/icedove-3.0.1
 
+#compability icedove/thunderbird
+if [ ! -d $HOME/.thunderbird ]; then
+        mkdir -p $HOME/.thunderbird
+fi
+
+if [ ! -d $HOME/.icedove ]; then
+        ln -vs $HOME/.thunderbird $HOME/.icedove
+fi
+
 # Use run-mozilla.sh in the current dir if it exists
 # If not, then start resolving symlinks until we find run-mozilla.sh
 found=0