MailNews:Account Wizard:Email
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Page 2
This page asks for the person's name and email address. These values are pre-filled in if possible (name reused).
/explanatory text/ Your Name: [ Jane Email Doe ] Email Address: [ jane.email@doe.mail ] [[ < Back ]] [[ Next > ]] [[ Cancel ]]
Page 3
This third page can offer a different set of options base on the type of Email Protocol the person chooses.
POP
/Choose:/
[*] POP [ ] IMAP
/explanatory text/
Incoming Server: [ pop.doe.mail ] Port: [110]
Connection type: [Auto (TLS if available) |v]
Standard (Open Connection)
Auto (TLS if available)
Secure (TLS)
Secure (SSL)
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/explanatory text/
Outgoing Server: [ smtp.doe.mail ] Port: [ 25]
Connection type: [Auto (TLS if available) |v]
Standard (Open Connection)
Auto (TLS if available)
Secure (TLS)
Secure (SSL)
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IMAP
/Choose:/
[ ] POP [*] IMAP
/explanatory text/
Incoming Server: [ imap.doe.mail ] Port: [143]
Connection type: [Auto (TLS if available) |v]
Standard (Open Connection)
Auto (TLS if available)
Secure (TLS)
Secure (SSL)
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/explanatory text/
Outgoing Server: [ smtp.doe.mail ] Port: [ 25]
Connection type: [Auto (TLS if available) |v]
Standard (Open Connection)
Auto (TLS if available)
Secure (TLS)
Secure (SSL)
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Notes
Bug that has a lot of discussion and several patches with attempts at this change.
- bug 221030 — 'Unable to set up IMAP over SSL using the New Account Wizard'
Note the difference in this bug below, I'm recommending to remove the Never option. People don't like to commit to terms of that nature, instead have a checkbox which turns on secure connection and then allows for options of that type. This change also allows us to choose a default we feel is most common, like 'TLS, if available'.
- bug 326076 — 'Use menulist for server secure connection (instead of radiogroup)'
The outgoing server is not always available like this. If there already exists an SMTP entry then the Outgoing server area is blank. It might be worthwhile to look into the related bug.
- bug 170520 — 'Allow SMTP server to be specified when creating new account'
- bug 313245 — 'Mail & News Account Settings -> Server Settings: duplicated accesskeys and more problems'
- bug 350314 — 'STARTTLS is called TLS in user preferences (remaining IMAP/POP3 case)'
- bug 311657 — 'Don't fall back to insecure authentication after SMTP auth failure'
Has some good discussion on this subject, especially at comment 33
- bug 422814 — 'Add Autoconfigure options to the Account Dialog Wizard'
A working extension and patch with good changes to an auto-detect for servers, see auto-detect mockups
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/explanatory text/
Incoming User Name: [ jane.email ]
Authentication type: [Standard (Open Authentication) |v]
Secure (SASL)
Secure (CRAM-MD5)
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/explanatory text/
Outgoing User Name: [ jane.email ]
Authentication type: [Standard (Open Authentication) |v]
Secure (SASL)
Secure (CRAM-MD5)
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Notes
Like in Page 3, the outgoing server is not always available like this. If there already exists an SMTP entry then the Outgoing server area is blank. It might be worthwhile to look into the related bug.
- bug 170520 — 'Allow SMTP server to be specified when creating new account'
Page (removed)
The intention of this page is to get an account name which will be shown in the account tree view. A default email address is given for the name, but people may change it to something friendlier.
/explanatory text/ Account Name: [ jane.email@doe.mail ] [[ < Back ]] [[ Next > ]] [[ Cancel ]]
Notes
This account naming has been merged into the new #Page 5 because there was only this single entry that doesn't need any explanatory text.
Page 5
This is the final review page where your options are shown and a new account will be created after this step. The option to edit the name of the account is given here instead of where it was on the previous page 5.
POP
Account Name: [_jane.email@doe.mail___] Email Address: jane.email@doe.mail Incoming User Name: jane.email Incoming Server Name (POP): pop.doe.mail Incoming Server Options: TLS if available, port 110 Outgoing User Name: jane.email Outgoing Server Name (SMTP): smtp.doe.mail Outgoing Server Options: TLS if available, port 25 /explanatory text/ [*] Use Global Inbox (store mail in Local Folders) [*] Download messages now [[ < Back ]] [[ Finish ]] [[ Cancel ]]
Notes
The Global Inbox choice was moved here from it's original place on Page 3. Hopefully the option makes more sense where the person is also asked about downloading mail.
IMAP
Account Name: [_jane.email@doe.mail____] Email Address: jane.email@doe.mail Incoming User Name: jane.email Incoming Server Name (IMAP): imap.doe.mail Incoming Server Options: TLS if available, port 143 Outgoing User Name: jane.email Outgoing Server Name (SMTP): smtp.doe.mail Outgoing Server Options: TLS if available, port 25 [[ < Back ]] [[ Finish ]] [[ Cancel ]]
