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In this case, an <inputfield> can be added for the username. It will let the client show a textfield to the user. The user-visible label is the one provided in the <inputfield label=""> attribute, to allow the ISP to use custom terminology for "username". The label is not localizable, that would be too complicated and most ISPs are local anyways - if really important, the ISP config server can look at the HTTP headers during the fetch.
In this case, an <inputfield> can be added for the username. It will let the client show a textfield to the user. The user-visible label is the one provided in the <inputfield label=""> attribute, to allow the ISP to use custom terminology for "username". The label is not localizable, that would be too complicated and most ISPs are local anyways - if really important, the ISP config server can look at the HTTP headers during the fetch.


The text that the user entered is written into a placeholder %key%, where key is the content of the <inputfield key=""> attribute. The placeholder can then be used in other settings, specifically the IMAP/POP and SMTP username.
The text that the user entered is written into a placeholder %key%, where key is the content of the <inputfield key=""> attribute and must be only upper case letters. The placeholder can then be used in other settings, specifically the IMAP/POP and SMTP username.


For example, a config file entry
For example, a config file entry
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