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, 29 June 2024Re-apply spelling fixes by Chris Cavan and Mkmelin
(Revert unauthorized changes my mkmelin. This has become a generic Internet standard implemented by at least 10 different email programs, and it's no longer specific to Thunderbird.) |
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Author: [[User:BenB|Ben Bucksch]]. Please do not change this doc without checking with the author. | Author: [[User:BenB|Ben Bucksch]]. Please do not change this doc without checking with the author. | ||
This page is the | This page is the authoritative specification of the config file that the Mozilla ISPDB and config services at ISPs return. | ||
It is XML, with a clearly defined format, to be stable and usable by other mail clients, too. Update Aug 2010: In fact, [http://projects.gnome.org/evolution/ Evolution] and [http://userbase.kde.org/KMail KMail] and [http://www.kontact.org Kontact] now use it, too. | It is XML, with a clearly defined format, to be stable and usable by other mail clients, too. Update Aug 2010: In fact, [http://projects.gnome.org/evolution/ Evolution] and [http://userbase.kde.org/KMail KMail] and [http://www.kontact.org Kontact] now use it, too. | ||
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= OAuth2 = | = OAuth2 = | ||
Due to a | Due to a deficiency in the OAuth2 spec, the client is usually required to send a client credential key, which in turn requires the client to be registered and approved by the email provider. Unfortunately, this not only allows email providers to block specific email clients (which is contrary to the idea of Open-Source), but also makes it impossible to support arbitrary OAuth2 servers. That's why Thunderbird is forced to hardcode the servers that it supports and the respective client keys. That means that you cannot use OAuth2 for your own server. Only the servers listed on [https://searchfox.org/comm-central/source/mailnews/base/src/OAuth2Providers.sys.mjs OAuth2Providers.jsm] will work. | ||
A server using OAuth2 auth looks this: | A server using OAuth2 auth looks this: | ||