My android keyboard tries to help me by adding a "com" if I enter a dot at the end of a web address. My guess would be that there are more helpful keyboards out there.
Kind regards, Gunter. Am 24. August 2019 17:08:39 MESZ schrieb Andy Figueroa <[email protected]>: >I'm sure enough. I've set up K-9 dozens of times over the years and not >experienced anything like this in it. Most of my accounts are not .com. >-- >Andy > >On August 24, 2019 10:26:25 AM EDT, Charles Buckley ><[email protected]> wrote: >>Hi Andy, >> >> >> >>Thanks for the quick answer, but I’m not sure I believe it. The >>evidence to the contrary is: >> >>1. When I set up gmail, I typed in lots of server names, and >have >>been using gmail pretty regularly, entering addresses. No such >changes >>happen. >> >>2. Some of these changes are pretty email-specific, so I would >>suspect rather the mail program than the phone operating system. >Let’s >>say that the unitary server for one of my mail accounts is >>‘irgl.mrp.eu’ (I’ve changed the name, but it’s similar in form – >>notably there is no .com anywhere in sight). When I set up gmail, I >>could enter this server name unchanged. When I set up K-9, for the >>incoming server, the server name was changed to ‘imap.ergl.mrp.comeu’ >>and for the outgoing server, it was changed to ‘smtp.ergl.mrp.comeu’. >>Somehow I have a hard time believing that Android itself would be >doing >>such a thing. >> >> >> >>With such community-developed software, sometimes not all those >>involved are ‘in the picture’ about what others are doing. I’ve >>cleaned out my share of ‘rogue commits’ in my day. >> >> >> >>So are you sure this is not a K-9 feature? If it is, it would be >>great to have it turn-offable. >> >> >> >>Charles Buckley >> >> >> >>From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>Behalf Of Andy Figueroa >>Sent: Samstag, 24. August 2019 15:19 >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Re: [k-9-mail] Turning off address and server name rewriting >> >> >> >>That must be your advanced Andrioid device talking. K-9 does no such >>thing. >>-- >>Andy >> >>On August 24, 2019 5:52:38 AM EDT, Charles Buckley >><[email protected]> wrote: >> >>It was suggested that I try K-9, which seems to address many >>shortcomings of Google mail. >> >> >> >>When I did, I noticed a really bizarre behavior -- when I'm entering >an >>email address or a server name during setup, K-9 will change '.' to >>'.com' or do even more bizarre things with IMAP and SMTP server names. > >>This may be considered a good thing for people in the US who all think >>the same way, but outside the US; the conventions are different, so it >>just leads to trashed email addresses and server names. >> >> >> >>Is there any way to turn this 'feature' off? I walked the menus and >>read the documentation, but didn't find anything. >> >> >> >>Thanks, >> >> >> >>Ch. >> >>-- >>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>Groups "K-9 Mail" group. >>To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>an email to [email protected]. >>To view this discussion on the web visit >>https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/k-9-mail/01908f6d-2851-4048-a534-f3f6d567cf0b%40googlegroups.com >><https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/k-9-mail/01908f6d-2851-4048-a534-f3f6d567cf0b%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>. >> >>-- >>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>Groups "K-9 Mail" group. >>To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>an email to [email protected]. >>To view this discussion on the web visit >>https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/k-9-mail/C45A5366-95B1-4FDC-8465-72EDEA404AB3%40gmail.com >><https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/k-9-mail/C45A5366-95B1-4FDC-8465-72EDEA404AB3%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>. >> >>-- >>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>Groups "K-9 Mail" group. >>To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>an email to [email protected]. >>To view this discussion on the web visit >>https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/k-9-mail/05ec01d55a87%24ea0ca640%24be25f2c0%24%40gmail.com. > >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >Groups "K-9 Mail" group. >To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >an email to [email protected]. >To view this discussion on the web visit >https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/k-9-mail/DEFBA672-7153-4453-9108-06B0026AB726%40gmail.com. -- Diese Nachricht wurde von meinem Android-Gerät mit K-9 Mail gesendet. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "K-9 Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/k-9-mail/AC5B9580-9C5C-43E6-907A-82CAF034ABA6%40gmail.com.
