diff --git a/root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/defaults/mozilla-mcd/access b/root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/defaults/mozilla-mcd/access
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e18ebf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/defaults/mozilla-mcd/access
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+private
diff --git a/root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/defaults/mozilla-mcd/status b/root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/defaults/mozilla-mcd/status
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86981e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/defaults/mozilla-mcd/status
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+enabled
diff --git a/root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/defaults/mozilla-mcd/type b/root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/defaults/mozilla-mcd/type
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b93c9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/defaults/mozilla-mcd/type
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+webapp
diff --git a/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf/99MozMcdThunderbird b/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf/99MozMcdThunderbird
index f6341cd..74d7582 100644
--- a/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf/99MozMcdThunderbird
+++ b/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf/99MozMcdThunderbird
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+{
+
+if ((${'mozilla-mcd{'status'} || 'disabled')eq 'enabled'){
+    my $access = ${'mozilla-mcd'}{'access'} || 'private';
+    $access = ($access eq 'public') ? "all":"$localAccess $externalSSLAccess";
+
+    $OUT .=<<"EOF";
+
 Alias /thunderbird.cfg /usr/share/mozilla-mcd/thunderbird.php
 
 <Directory /usr/share/mozilla-mcd/>
@@ -5,9 +13,15 @@ Alias /thunderbird.cfg /usr/share/mozilla-mcd/thunderbird.php
     php_admin_value open_basedir /usr/share/mozilla-mcd
     Order deny,allow
     Deny from all
-    Allow from {"$localAccess $externalSSLAccess";}
+    Allow from $access
     <FilesMatch "\.conf\.php$">
         order deny,allow
         Deny from all
     </FilesMatch>
 </Directory>
+
+EOF
+}
+else{
+    $OUT .= "# Mozilla MCD is disabled\n";
+}