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Revision as of 01:40, 18 March 2008
, 18 March 2008Add user input fields, usable as placeholders
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<displayShortName>GMail</displayShortName> | <displayShortName>GMail</displayShortName> | ||
<inputfields> | |||
<inputfield key="USERNAME" label="Screen name"></field> | |||
<inputfield key="GRANDMA" label="Grandma">Elise Bauer</field> | |||
<!-- label will be shown to the user as description for the field | |||
It's not localizable (too much effort, and most ISPs are local). | |||
key can be used as placeholder in the settings (see below) | |||
The content can be empty or a default or example value. | |||
The example value may be the default text field content, | |||
shown as example next to the textfield, or not shown at all. | |||
--> | |||
</inputfields> | |||
<incomingServer type="pop3"> | <incomingServer type="pop3"> | ||
<hostname>pop.googlemail.com</hostname> | <hostname>pop.googlemail.com</hostname> | ||
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GSSAPI (Kerberos v5), | GSSAPI (Kerberos v5), | ||
--> | --> | ||
<pop3> | <pop3> | ||
<!-- remove the following and leave to client/user? --> | |||
<leaveMessagesOnServer>true</leaveMessagesOnServer> | <leaveMessagesOnServer>true</leaveMessagesOnServer> | ||
<deleteMailLeftOnServer>false</deleteMailLeftOnServer> | <deleteMailLeftOnServer>false</deleteMailLeftOnServer> | ||
</pop3> | </pop3> | ||
</incomingServer> | </incomingServer> | ||
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<port>587</port> | <port>587</port> | ||
<socketType>TLS</socketType> <!-- see above --> | <socketType>TLS</socketType> <!-- see above --> | ||
<username>% | <username>%USERNAME%</username> <!-- if smtp-auth --> | ||
<authentication>smtp-auth</authentication> | <authentication>smtp-auth</authentication> | ||
<!-- none (server grants access based on IP address), | <!-- none (server grants access based on IP address), | ||
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smtp-after-pop (authenticate to incoming mail server first | smtp-after-pop (authenticate to incoming mail server first | ||
before contacting the smtp server)--> | before contacting the smtp server)--> | ||
<addThisServer>true</addThisServer> | <addThisServer>true</addThisServer> | ||
<useGlobalPreferredServer>true</useGlobalPreferredServer> | <useGlobalPreferredServer>true</useGlobalPreferredServer> | ||
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for its customers --> | for its customers --> | ||
</identity> | </identity> | ||
<emailProvider> | <emailProvider> | ||
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* %EMAILDOMAIN% (email address, part after @) | * %EMAILDOMAIN% (email address, part after @) | ||
* %REALNAME% (needed?) | * %REALNAME% (needed?) | ||
* The key (surrounded by %) in <inputfield key=""> | |||
These placeholders can be used as value or value part in most settings which take a string. | |||
TODO: | TODO: | ||
* IMAP | * IMAP | ||
* All settings and enum values | * All settings and enum values | ||