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(New page: The Mail Server List is a public domain list of email providers and the correct configuration for their mail servers. It is designed to make autoconfiguration of email clients as easy as g...) |
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The List is [ here]. This page is required reading before editing it. | The List is [ here]. This page is required reading before editing it. | ||
Please insert new entries in Unicode code point (‘alphabetical’) order by | Please insert new entries in Unicode code point (‘alphabetical’) order by Provider Name (Field 1). | ||
If possible, please test the config before submitting it. | |||
===Formatting notes for particular fields=== | ===Formatting notes for particular fields=== | ||
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See also the formatting instructions at the head of each column. | See also the formatting instructions at the head of each column. | ||
* Place a question mark in any field for which you do not know the value. Leave the field blank if you know that there is no value. | * Place a question mark in any field for which you do not know the value. Leave the field blank if you know that there is no value. "No" and blank are equivalent for boolean fields. | ||
* <b>Short Name</b> (Field 4): The common, short name of the email service. | * <b>Short Name</b> (Field 4): The common, short name of the email service. | ||
* <b>Preferred</b> (Field 5): If the provider offers multiple mail access methods, which one is better. Leave blank if there is no reason to prefer one over the other except for the technical merits of each protocol. | * <b>Preferred</b> (Field 5): If the provider offers multiple mail access methods, which one is better. Leave blank if there is no reason to prefer one over the other except for the technical merits of each protocol. | ||
* <b>DNS Names</b> (Fields 6, 11, 16) : Include port numbers after server names (separated by a colon) only if non-default for service | * <b>DNS Names</b> (Fields 6, 11, 16) : Include port numbers after server names (separated by a colon) only if non-default for (service + encryption type). But do check if port 587 is supported for SMTP and, if so, list it; it’s preferable to 25. | ||
* <b>Encryption</b> (Fields 7, 12, 17): SSL is SSL 3, TLS is TLS 1. Don't put anything if the server only supports STARTTLS; it's no good for security. | * <b>Encryption</b> (Fields 7, 12, 17): SSL is SSL 3, TLS is TLS 1. Don't put anything if the server only supports STARTTLS; it's no good for security. | ||
* <b>Usernames</b> (Fields 9, 14, 19): "email" for whole address, "localpart" for local part (e.g. fred in fred@foo.com), or "prompt (example)" to get the client to prompt, giving the example "example". | * <b>Usernames</b> (Fields 9, 14, 19): "email" for whole address, "localpart" for local part (e.g. fred in fred@foo.com), or "prompt (example)" to get the client to prompt, giving the example "example". | ||
* <b>Enable URL</b> (Fields 10, 15): Some providers do not provide IMAP or POP service by default, but require it to be enabled via a web UI. Paste the URL (for a logged-in user) for the relevant page here, and the application can prompt the user to visit it. | * <b>Enable URL</b> (Fields 10, 15): Some providers do not provide IMAP or POP service by default, but require it to be enabled via a web UI. Paste the URL (for a logged-in user) for the relevant page here, and the application can prompt the user to visit it. | ||