thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android
Add support for SOCKS proxy
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status: help wanted
type: enhancement
type: security
- Dominant language
- Kotlin
- Stars
- 14k
- Forks
- 2.8k
- Avg merge
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- Merged PRs (30d)
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Description
- Use proxy for IMAP connections
- Use proxy for POP3 connections
- Use proxy for WebDAV connections
- Use proxy for SMTP connections
- Use proxy when downloading remote content displayed in WebView
- Use proxy when downloading remote images (long-press in WebView)
- Add option to configure SOCKS proxy before setting up the first account
See also https://code.google.com/p/k9mail/issues/detail?id=2834
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
The issue provides no files, tests, or entry points to begin with. First break the checklist into the connection and WebView areas named in the issue, then define completion as SOCKS proxy support covering each listed use case and configuration before the first account is set up.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin
- Domain
- mobile, networking
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100