Bug 89449

Summary: Easier initial configuration based on database
Product: [Applications] kmail Reporter: Christoph Eckert <ce>
Component: generalAssignee: kdepim bugs <kdepim-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: wishlist    
Priority: NOR    
Version: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Mandrake RPMs   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed In:

Description Christoph Eckert 2004-09-13 23:43:09 UTC
Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.2.3)
Installed from:    Mandrake RPMs
OS:                Linux

The problem in configuration of Mailclients is, that the configuration is not easy for the common user; this unfortunately makes the users use web interfaces of the providers instead of reasonable clients like kmail :( . Also system administrators have the problem to get the desired information.

So I had the following idea:

* Let's collect the needed data somewhere
* Let's include the current database entries in every kmail release
* Let's include the file in the config wizard
* Let's include the possibility to get the current database entries online directly from within the configuration wizard
* Now: The user could enter his mailaddress in the first wizard dialog. The wizard could extract the provider (maybe @gmx.net or @web.de) from the entered mail address and now set the outgoing and incoming servers and the needed encryption methods.

This would be a really great thing.
Comment 1 Tom Albers 2004-09-13 23:49:26 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 61647 ***