thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android
Add support for IMAP extension: SASL-IR
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type: enhancement
- Dominant language
- Kotlin
- Stars
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Description
Implement support for SASL-IR to reduce the number of network round trips if this extension is supported by the server.
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
Read RFC 4959 and trace the existing IMAP capability negotiation and authentication flow. Verify how SASL-IR should be detected and used only when the server supports it, then cover supported and unsupported servers and confirm that supported authentication avoids the extra round trip.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin
- Domain
- networking
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100