From 8d670017f62752c22f3253c986b2c1c5c17b0df9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: M66B Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2018 11:25:51 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Updated FAQ --- FAQ.md | 10 ++++++++-- SETUP.md | 1 + 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index 0607350838..8636689b99 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -6,7 +6,13 @@ At the bottom you can find how to ask other questions, request features and repo ## Authorizing accounts For support on authorizing an account you should consult the documentation of your provider. -Mostly searching for *IMAP* and the name of the provider is sufficient to find the right documentation. +Searching for *IMAP* and the name of the provider is mostly sufficient to find the right documentation. +To setup an account you need the IMAP and SMTP server addresses and port numbers, +whether STARTTLS should be used and your username and password. +In some cases you'll need to enable external access to your account and/or to use a special (app) password, +for instance when two factor authentication is enabled. + +For: * Gmail / G suite: see [question 6](#user-content-faq6) * Outlook: see [question 14](#user-content-faq14) @@ -392,7 +398,7 @@ From: Somebody X-Google-Original-From: Somebody ``` -This means that the edited sender address was automatically being replaced by a validated address before sending the message. +This means that the edited sender address was automatically replaced by a validated address before sending the message. Note that this is independent of receiving messages. diff --git a/SETUP.md b/SETUP.md index 8365b12c3d..d1761ca7f3 100644 --- a/SETUP.md +++ b/SETUP.md @@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ If your provider is not in the list of providers, select *Custom*. Enter the domain name, for example *gmail.com* and tap *Get settings*. If your provider supports [auto-discovery](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6186), FairEmail will fill in the host name and port number, else check the setup instructions of your provider for the right IMAP host name and port number. +For more about this, please see [here](https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email/blob/master/FAQ.md#authorizing-accounts). ## Identity - to send email