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Subject: [Bug 61647] New: automatic server configuration wizard
From: Roland Lezuo <roland.lezuo () chello ! at>
Date: 2003-07-25 0:10:07
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http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=61647
Summary: automatic server configuration wizard
Product: kmail
Version: unspecified
Platform: Gentoo Packages
OS/Version: Linux
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: wishlist
Priority: NOR
Component: general
AssignedTo: kmail@kde.org
ReportedBy: roland.lezuo@chello.at
Version: (using KDE KDE 3.1.2)
Installed from: Gentoo Packages
Hi,
have you ever seen a non technical human configuring his/her email account. It is \
awfull for them, all those server names and ports and protocolls.
Well following idea: what about writing a wizard for kmail gathering all those infos \
automatically needing only the email address and a online database which needs to \
be hosted somewhere (and thats why I'm writing here and not coding already ;)
The user needs to type in his/her email Adress, the @domain.tld part will be sent to \
a webinterface, say kmail.kde.org/kmailconf.php?email=@domain.tld
The @domain.tld should be enough to figure out the pop3 / imap names of the provider. \
The IP Adress of the client querrying should be enough to figure out the provider \
used and that gives the smtp host name.
Well username and password still needs to be given by the user but they known this \
process better than filling in servernames. Afterwards a automatically sent and \
fetched testmail to report success / failure.
The main problem is the database, but I had following idea: let the users feed the \
database with working configurations! The next kmail release could come with the \
bid to do so, popup on first start, auto-send-in via webinterface, say \
kmail.kde.org/kmailconfin.php?email=@domain.tld&pop3=...&imap=...&smtp=...
I think this would be a great feature to make "linux" even more "userfriendly"
Problems, Cons, Pros, can the server handle this?
greetings
roland lezuo <roland.lezuo@chello.at>
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