From 6418adbdeee201e1d7d1c06e63d6aaec7a2035fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eauchat <34686393+eauchat@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 22:12:40 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Improved a bit doc assuming that email clients should
configure themselves automatically
---
email_configure_client.md | 10 +++++++---
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/email_configure_client.md b/email_configure_client.md
index 1d513bc0..710624a4 100644
--- a/email_configure_client.md
+++ b/email_configure_client.md
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
You can fetch and send emails using your YunoHost instance from desktop email clients such as Mozilla Thunderbird or on your smartphone with applications like K-9 Mail.
-##### Generic settings
+Normally, configuring your mail client should be automatic, but if the autoconfiguration fails, you can do it manually following the instructions bellow.
+
+### Generic settings
+
+Here are the element you should enter to manually configure your mail client (`domain.tld` refers to what's after the @ in your email address, and `username` what's before @).
| Protocol | Port | Encryption | Authentication | Username |
| :--: | :-: | :--: | :--: | :--: |
@@ -11,7 +15,7 @@ You can fetch and send emails using your YunoHost instance from desktop email cl
###
Configure Mozilla Thunderbird (on a desktop computer)
-The automatic detection tool of Thunderbird does not work yet with YunoHost. You will need to set it up manually. To do so, add the account information, then select port 993 with SSL/TLS for IMAP, and port 587 with STARTTLS for SMTP. Afterwards select 'Normal Password' for Authentication and click on 'Advanced Config'. You will need to accept the certificate exceptions for fetching mails and after you send your first mail. Don't forget to remove the dot before the domain name.
+To manually configure a new account in Thunderbird, add the account information, then select port 993 with SSL/TLS for IMAP, and port 587 with STARTTLS for SMTP. Afterwards select 'Normal Password' for Authentication and click on 'Advanced Config'. You may need to accept the certificate exceptions for fetching mails and after you send your first mail. Don't forget to remove the dot before the domain name.
@@ -20,7 +24,7 @@ The automatic detection tool of Thunderbird does not work yet with YunoHost. You
###
Configure K-9 Mail (on Android)
-Follow the following steps. (As for thunderbird, you might need to accept certificates at some points)
+Follow the following steps. (As for Thunderbird, you might need to accept certificates at some points)
From 02d5f0e4fa49ec9e8955e09b8ab6ed1226cfbe86 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alexandre Aubin
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 15:30:02 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Improve wording + encourage to provide feedback if
autoconf fails
---
email_configure_client.md | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/email_configure_client.md b/email_configure_client.md
index 710624a4..6dd96dd2 100644
--- a/email_configure_client.md
+++ b/email_configure_client.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
You can fetch and send emails using your YunoHost instance from desktop email clients such as Mozilla Thunderbird or on your smartphone with applications like K-9 Mail.
-Normally, configuring your mail client should be automatic, but if the autoconfiguration fails, you can do it manually following the instructions bellow.
+Modern mail clients should be able to configure themselves automatically. If autoconfiguration fails, you can do it manually following the instructions below. (If the autoconfiguration fails though, it should be understood as a bug in YunoHost, and we would be glad to read your feedback to try to reproduce the issue on our side!)
### Generic settings