thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android
K9 should warn of too many connections will be established
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Description
K9 is opening many connections to your mailserver, on some conditions, see:
https://github.com/k9mail/k-9/issues/1694
This will cause some mail servers to refuse connction because of
IMAP - Maximum number of connections from user+IP exceeded (mail_max_userip_connections=10)
However K9 users will be left without any clue, since K9 itself just will leave you clueless with some "unable to connect" message. I had to use an other mail client to figure out the real reason.
Issue #1694 was closed because of correct behaviour.
However, I'd suggest a message to warn the user that his setting will cause many connections.
Additionally it might also help to get a better overview on existing connections as well as more accurate error messages.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the linked issue #1694 and the current connection-related behavior described here. Trace where the relevant setting is handled and where the generic “unable to connect” message is shown; done means users receive a clear warning about excessive connections and the agreed connection or error details are surfaced.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100