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 | 1 | initial version | posted 2014-01-03 15:50:08 +0200 |
Feature-request: Use DNS SRV lookups when configuring e-mail accounts
Many domains use DNS SRV records to make the e-mail account configuration easier. Please consider to add this as well when configuring IMAP/POP/SMTP accounts.
A typical use-case would be: - Go to Settings -> Accounts, choose "New account" in the pull-down menu - Select E-Mail and continue - Fill out e-mail address, extract the domain part from the e-mail address - A DNS query for these entries: _imaps._tcp.$DOMAIN _imap._tcp.$DOMAIN _pop3s._tcp.$DOMAIN _pop3._tcp.$DOMAIN _submission._tcp.$DOMAIN
Prefer imap/imap over pop3s/pop3 and imaps/pop3s (with SSL enabled) over imap/pop3 (unencrypted).
Further, connect to the _submission._tcp.$DOMAIN server and see if it supports STARTTLS, if it does, enable TLS. If the server also accepts AUTH, presume it wants authentication as well.
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Feature-request: Use DNS SRV lookups when configuring e-mail IMAP/SMTP accounts
Many domains use DNS SRV records to make the e-mail account configuration easier. Please consider to add this as well when configuring IMAP/POP/SMTP accounts.
A typical use-case would be: - Go to Settings -> Accounts, choose "New account" in the pull-down menu - Select E-Mail and continue - Fill out e-mail address, extract the domain part from the e-mail address - A DNS query for these entries: _imaps._tcp.$DOMAIN _imap._tcp.$DOMAIN _pop3s._tcp.$DOMAIN _pop3._tcp.$DOMAIN _submission._tcp.$DOMAIN
Prefer imap/imap over pop3s/pop3 and imaps/pop3s (with SSL enabled) over imap/pop3 (unencrypted).
Further, connect to the _submission._tcp.$DOMAIN server and see if it supports STARTTLS, if it does, enable TLS. If the server also accepts AUTH, presume it wants authentication as well.
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Feature-request: Use DNS SRV lookups when configuring IMAP/SMTP accounts
Many domains use DNS SRV records to make the e-mail account configuration easier. Please consider to add this as well when configuring IMAP/POP/SMTP accounts.
A typical use-case would be:
- be:
- Go to Settings -> Accounts, choose "New account" in the pull-down
menu -menu - Select E-Mail and
continue -continue - Fill out e-mail address, extract the domain part from the e-mail
address -address A DNS query for these
entries:entries:_imaps._tcp.$DOMAIN_submission._tcp.$DOMAIN_submission._tcp.$DOMAIN
Prefer imap/imap imaps/imap over pop3s/pop3 and imaps/pop3s (with SSL enabled) over imap/pop3 (unencrypted).
Further, connect to the _submission._tcp.$DOMAIN _submission._tcp.$DOMAIN server and see if it supports STARTTLS, if it does, enable TLS. If the server also accepts AUTH, presume it wants authentication as well.