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* <b>Short Name</b> (Field 4): The common, short name of the email service. If it has no shorter name, leave blank. | * <b>Short Name</b> (Field 4): The common, short name of the email service. If it has no shorter name, leave blank. | ||
* <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. Include reason for the choice and who said so. If in doubt, leave blank. | ||
* <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>DNS Names</b> (Fields 6, 11, 16) : Include port numbers after server names (separated by a colon) if and 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 2/3, 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 | * <b>Usernames</b> (Fields 9, 14, 19): "email" for whole email address, "localpart" for the part of the email address before the "@" (e.g. fred in fred@foo.com), or "prompt (example)" to get the client to prompt, giving the example "example" (put in actual example, no "x"). | ||
* <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 that a logged-in user would use into this field, 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 that a logged-in user would use into this field, and a description (in language of ISP users), and the application can prompt the user to visit it. | ||
===Using the List=== | ===Using the List=== | ||