[tor-bugs] #10836 [TorBirdy]: Enable mail account autoconfig dialog in TorBirdy

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#10836: Enable mail account autoconfig dialog in TorBirdy
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     Reporter:  ben          |      Owner:  ben
         Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:
    Component:  TorBirdy     |    Version:
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Comment (by ben):

 Yes, your understanding of the patches is correct.

 Please note that autoconfig is of high importance for end users. Many
 users are not capable of configuring Thunderbird manually. I think webmail
 is popular in part because of that. Thus, please do leave as much of
 autoconfig intact as possible.

 Also note that the result of any autoconfig is presented to the end user
 for approval. See above for an argument of web search vs. autoconfig.

 > I generally recommend POP3 over IMAP for TorBirdy users, IIRC
 autoconfiguration will default to IMAP over POP3.

 Yes, I can see why. Nonethless, I think that depends on the situation. If
 you can't be sure that your notebook won't be confiscated, it's good to
 have access to your communication from anywhere. I think a number of your
 users use webmail, too.

 The current UI allows the user the choice (if the ISPs offers both, which
 many do). Yes, the default normally is IMAP. The current dialog has very
 little text explanation, but the UI structure is (IIRC) so that the text
 can be 2-3 lines of dialog text. Thus, I would recommend to slightly alter
 the UI to educate users more about the tradeoff they make, and present
 arguments and use cases for both options, and let them make a choice. In
 fact, I would make you a patch that does that. You could also change the
 default to POP3.

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