thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android
Allow using one password for incoming and outgoing server
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- Kotlin
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Description
In most cases users only have one email password. It's used for authentication to both the incoming server and the outgoing server.
But right now the passwords for both servers are completely separate in K-9 Mail. While users only have to enter the password once during initial setup, they have to enter it twice when the password changes, once for the incoming server and once for the outgoing server.
The probably easiest way to link the two passwords is to have a check box in the outgoing server settings that reads "use incoming server password".
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 locating the outgoing server settings and the existing incoming and outgoing password handling in the Android app. Trace how a changed incoming password is stored and used, then verify that the checkbox links the outgoing password to it and that both setup and password-change flows behave as requested.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin
- Domain
- authentication, mobile
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100