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Gathering data, esp. secure auth
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* <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>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 a description (in language of ISP users), 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. | ||
=== Gathering data === | |||
Try to get authorative information from the ISP's online tutorials, documentation or similar first (e.g. search "site:example.net Thunderbird" or "POP3" or "Outlook". Only when that fails, do try/error. | |||
==== Secure Auth ==== | |||
This is whether the password must be sent in clear or can be encrypted (hashed via MD5). | |||
To find out manually, you can contact the server directly and talk the POP/IMAP/SMTP manually. Use <code>netcat -v <i>hostname</i> <i>port</i> (preferred) or <code>telnet <i>hostname</i> <i>port</i> as "client". | |||
* POP3: when you see "+OK WEB.DE POP3-Server" or similar, enter <code>CAPA<code>, hit return. | |||
* IMAP: when you see "+OK WEB.DE POP3-Server" or similar, enter <code>CAPA<code>, hit return. | |||
* SMTP: when you see "220 mail.gmx.net GMX Mailservices ESMTP" or similar, enter <code>EHLO example.net<code>, hit return. | |||
In all cases, if you see "CRAM-MD5" or "DIEGST-MD5" in the response, the server should support "secure auth". If you only see "AUTH" "LOGIN" and/or "PLAIN", the server probably does not support secure auth. | |||
==== Test ==== | |||
Please test the resulting settings with an actual login with these settings. You are probably in the best position within the Mozilla project to try this, as other people don't have accounts and even less chances to find one. Save users the hassle of finding out it does not work. | |||
===Using the List=== | ===Using the List=== | ||