Automatic Account Configuration

[TristanAppDev]

From an user's point of view it would be a massive improvement in UX if LucaMail had Automatic Account Configuration. You provide Username, Mail and Password and LucaMail determines all your connection details.

[ghost]

I think they could reuse the data from https://github.com/deltachat/provider-db 🤔

[Lunarequest]

They could also use https://autoconfig.thunderbird.net/ which is what thunderbird and fairmail use.

[raghavyuva]

They could also use https://autoconfig.thunderbird.net/ which is what thunderbird and fairmail use.

the link shared is not reachable

[Lunarequest]

The algorithm thunderbird uses is like this

1. Check https://autoconfig.<domain>/mail/config-v1.1.xml?emailaddress=<address>
2. Check Mozilla's own ISPDB at https://autoconfig.thunderbird.net/v1.1/<domain> (also look up domain's MX records)
3. Finally try some common names like imap.<domain> or mail.<domain>

[Lunarequest]

An example of a valid autoconfig url form thunderbird.net would be https://autoconfig.thunderbird.net/v1.1/gmail.com

[Lunarequest]

Any reason this isn't planed? Every major email client has this feature

[raghavyuva]

Development is halted as of now, looking for contributors to keep up to date with the project. sorry for the inconvenience caused.

[Lunarequest]

I don't mind helping updating deps if that's what you mean

[raghavyuva]

Sure, let's connect over discord to discuss further, please join and ping me.