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6.) TB shall include the originally requested email value as referrer information in its GET headers . The value of the referrer header shall have the format "''mailto:user@domain.com''". This allows serving of dynamically generated configuration files. | 6.) TB shall include the originally requested email value as referrer information in its GET headers . The value of the referrer header shall have the format "''mailto:user@domain.com''". This allows serving of dynamically generated configuration files. | ||
7.) The configuration file is downloaded and checked for sanity and parsed. At this stage the user is | 7.) The configuration file is downloaded and checked for sanity and parsed. At this stage the user is presented with a UI dialog, stating the location of the configuration file (The actual '''URL''' from the which the config was fetched) and present other useful information. | ||
8.) The user may make selections such as different choices (like POP3 versus IMAP or IMAP versus IMAPs etc.). Alternatively TB may use by default best and most secure protocols. | 8.) The user may make selections such as different choices (like POP3 versus IMAP or IMAP versus IMAPs etc.). Alternatively TB may use by default best and most secure protocols. | ||