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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 giving name, email address and password. | 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 giving name, email address and password. | ||
The List is [ here]. | The List is [ here]. You must read this page before you edit it. By editing it, you place your contributions in the public domain (insofar as copyright can apply to collections of facts). | ||
Please insert new entries in Unicode code point ( | Please insert new entries in Unicode code point ('alphabetical') order by Provider Name (Field 1). | ||
If possible, please test the config before submitting it. | If possible, please test the config before submitting it. | ||
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* <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. | ||
===Using the List=== | |||
You may use the list for any purpose. Entries in the list may move around; the unique identifiers are the individual mail domains (note: <u>not</u> the whole field contents) in field 2. | |||