Apologies for the lack of answers in the email thread, I got the flu and I've been trying to push forward with other bugs, but that's not an excuse for the lack of communication, so, apologies again. I wrote in the email my suggestion from a UX point of view, which is: * We should NOT rely on a 3rd party add-on to complete the account setup process. Thunderbird should be able to handle that all by itself. * Asking the user to install a 3rd party add-on to complete a core process is not good, especially if the user ends up not needing the add-on at all. The argument of *"We recommend the Add-On because it's the only way for us to be sure that IMAP doesn't work and the password is correct"* is not a good argument for me, and it shows an issue in the Thunderbird core that should be addressed, without relying on a 3rd party add-ons. Now, I'm the first to admit that my technical knowledge in this scenario is limited, but I trust Magnus' decision and expertise, so I will test this extensively the best I can, and I will leave my review.
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Apologies for the lack of answers in the email thread, I got the flu and I've been trying to push forward with other bugs, but that's not an excuse for the lack of communication, so, apologies again. I wrote in the email my suggestion from a UX point of view, which is: * We should NOT rely on a 3rd party add-on to complete the account setup process. Thunderbird should be able to handle that all by itself. * Asking the user to install a 3rd party add-on to complete a core process is not good, especially if the user ends up not needing the add-on at all. The argument of *"We recommend the Add-On because it's the only way for us to be sure that IMAP doesn't work and the password is correct"* is not a good argument for me, and it shows an issue in the Thunderbird core that should be addressed, without relying on a 3rd party add-on. Now, I'm the first to admit that my technical knowledge in this scenario is limited, but I trust Magnus' decision and expertise, so I will test this extensively the best I can, and I will leave my review.