[Feature request] Allow choosing between POP/IMAP when mail server (GMX) provides both
asked 2015-01-09 11:58:04 +0200
I use gmx for my personal mail. When I first set up my mail account on jolla, it was behaving like a mail program of the stone age. At some point I realized this was due to actually using a mail protocol of said age: POP.
GMX provides both IMAP and POP. Jolla should either default to choosing IMAP or allow me to choose. K9-mail, thunderbird and Kmail all choose IMAP by default, some (I think it was thunderbird) offering the choice.
Manually entering the following works:
incoming:
imap.gmx.net
SSL
port 993
outgoing:
mail.gmx.net
SSL
port 465
Password
Officially it's gmx pro feature I think isn't it?
drummer12 ( 2015-01-09 12:38:00 +0200 )edityes, but unofficially "every" other client uses it. That is actually how I found out about IMAP being available to non paying customers like me.
simonschmeisser ( 2015-01-09 12:41:33 +0200 )editI knowI use it too as a normal non-pro-costumer ;D
drummer12 ( 2015-01-09 12:43:36 +0200 )editsomething like that? (from https://jolla.com/guide/)
POP/IMAP
If you want to set up POP3 or IMAP, go into icon-launcher-settings.png | Accounts just the same, but pull down to add an account, then choose "Email".
From here, you can add POP/IMAP account information. This means you will need your username and password for your email account, and the server name (or IP address). Also any secure connection details (SSL, TLS or "Not in use"); and port numbers.
rudi ( 2015-01-11 21:52:01 +0200 )editsorry rudi, I don't understand your question/proposal. My "problem" is that there is an automatic way that saves me finding out these parameters which however gives suboptimal results.
simonschmeisser ( 2015-01-11 23:57:53 +0200 )edit