[Bug 161697] New: wish: make it easier to create a new (imap) account

[Diederik van der Boor]

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           Summary: wish: make it easier to create a new (imap) account
           Product: kmail
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: unspecified
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: IMAP
        AssignedTo: kdepim-bugs kde org
        ReportedBy: mail-kdebugs codingdomain com


Version:           onbekend (using 3.5.9 "release 53.4" , openSUSE )
Compiler:          Target: i586-suse-linux
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.6.22.17-0.1-default

Adding an account to KMail requires too many steps. I'd love to see some wizard style (like thunderbird/outlook express) which sets all basic things up.

There are also some "chicken and the egg" issues with the account registration.

Steps I had to take to add a new account:
1. create an identity. leave "advanced" tab as-is.
2. create a new SMTP account. enter login data.
3. create an IMAP account. enter login data again. select identity. again, leave folders as-is.
4. download the account.
5. create the folders "Sent", "Trash", "Drafts" manually at the imap server.
6. back to "identity", now you can select the sent/drafts folder.
7. back to "imap account", now you can select the trash folder.

This is the shortest route, if you forget the create an identity first, the list even gets longer.

I appreciate the flexibility KMail gives, and love to see that kept as is. However, I love to see some wizard to make the initial setup easier.

My idea of a setup (based on thunderbird, but with some quirks fixed):
1. "identity" enter your name + e-mail address.
2. "receiving mail" select POP or IMAP, enter:
  - the server.
  - the login
  - the password
  - SSL or TLS
  - "remember password" option
3. "sending mail" select a SMTP server from your existing list, or enter a new one. enter:
  - the smtp server.
  - checkbox to use the login info for the SMTP server too.
  - "remember password" option.

Finally the wizard should auto-create all entries, folders and link those in the accounts. imho the names for the accounts could also be generated from the e-mail address. The name for the SMTP server could be the 'hostname', or '"hostname" as "login"' if SMTP logins are used.