918552 - Account Wizard not prompting for SMTP server on new e-mail account creation

Status: NEW

(SeaMonkey :: MailNews: Account Configuration, defect)

Description

[Edward]

When creating a new e-mail account, the Account Wizard does not prompt for the SMTP server address in SeaMonkey 2.21, it defaults to using the default SMTP server, both x86 (32-bit) and x86_64 versions.

SeaMonkey 2.20 prompted for this information.

Comment 1

[Edward]

Issue also present in Windows version.

Comment 2

[Philip Chee]

I have multiple reports from users about this. So setting status to NEW

Comment 3

[:Hb]

(In reply to Edward from comment #0)
> SeaMonkey 2.20 prompted for this information.

Situation in SM 2.20: Step four in the account wizard is Outgoing Server Information. I can leave the fields Outgoing Server and Outgoing User Name empty and pass on. As result I have a new account which uses the default server. If this account is the first one it hasn't a SMTP server at all.

In SM 2.23 step four shows "Your existing outgoing server (SMTP), "servername", will be used. You can modify outgoing server settings from within Mail & Newsgroups Account settings." Nearly the same text follows for the Outgoing User Name. The final finish page shows the SMTP server used.