thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android

Support EWS or EAS

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type: enhancement
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Description

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  • I have used the search function to see if someone else has already submitted the same feature request.
  • I will describe the problem with as much detail as possible.
  • This issue only contains a request for one single feature, not multiple (related) features.
App version

6.000

Problem you are trying to solve

My current work uses Zimbra as mail backend, but the smartphone used by employees unfortunately have to use Gmail app because of ActiveSync (Zimbra EAS or EWS).

I saw https://github.com/thundernest/k-9/issues/606#issuecomment-526831943, but now that K-9 Mail joins the Thunderbird family (congrats, by the way! 🎉), maybe EWS/EAS could be reconsidered?

Suggested solution

Supporting EWS and/or EAS.

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First steps

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  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reading the discussion in this issue and the linked Zimbra descriptions of EAS and EWS. Define which protocol is in scope and what mail features must work; done means the Android app supports the agreed protocol reliably with Zimbra.

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Assessment

Tech stack
kotlin
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
28/100

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