Closed
Bug 122108
Opened 23 years ago
Closed 23 years ago
"ISP or email provider" label should be "Email account"
Categories
(SeaMonkey :: MailNews: Account Configuration, defect)
SeaMonkey
MailNews: Account Configuration
Tracking
(Not tracked)
VERIFIED
FIXED
People
(Reporter: andre.bugs2, Assigned: racham)
Details
Attachments
(1 file, 2 obsolete files)
(deleted),
patch
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racham
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review+
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Details | Diff | Splinter Review |
[Build-ID: 2002-01-25-15] In the Mail/News Account Wizard you can choose to create two different accounts: o ISP or email provider o Newsgroup account I think the former one should be named "E-mail account" to better describe what it does, and to better match the second account type. Below I will attach a patch.
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Comment 1•23 years ago
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Comment 2•23 years ago
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In the Netscape builds, there's also 'Netscape Webmail' and 'AOL account' options. I guess that's why the wording 'ISP or email provider' was initially chosen because it covers just ISP accounts and POP3/IMAP4 accounts from third party providers (not webmail services). However, I think that 'E-mail account' is better wording but it should be 'Email' (sans hyphen) for consistency with the wording elsewhere in the product. CC'ing Jennifer Glick and Robin Foster Clark.
OS: Linux → All
Hardware: PC → All
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Comment 3•23 years ago
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Agree that we should use email (no hyphen), as this is consistent with Netscape style guidelines. Please add a space to the word "setup" in these two lines, so that it appears as "set up": <!ENTITY accountTypeDesc.label "This Wizard will collect the information necessary to set up a Mail or Newsgroup account. If you do not know the information requested, please contact your System Administrator or Internet Service Provider."> <!ENTITY accountTypeDirections.label "Select the type of account you would like to set up:">
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Comment 5•23 years ago
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Updated•23 years ago
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Attachment #66686 -
Attachment is obsolete: true
Updated•23 years ago
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Attachment #66737 -
Attachment is obsolete: true
Comment 7•23 years ago
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Updating summary from to reflect correct hyphenation.
Summary: "ISP or email provider" label should be "E-mail account" → "ISP or email provider" label should be "Email account"
Robin, you ok with changing "ISP or email provider" to just "Email account"? Will the distinction between AOL email and Netscape Webmail be clear?
Jen raises a good point. To be clear about what we mean by "Email account" as distinct from WebMail or AOL accounts, I'd suggest adding some parenthetical text: * Email account (For example, through your ISP or email provider)
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Comment 10•23 years ago
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Please, don't! Do we really have to clutter up the dialog with that? It doesn't really make it clearer either because AOL is an ISP and Netscape provides email services and could therefore be considered an email provider.
Comment 11•23 years ago
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I agree with André. If someone is planning to set up a Netscape Webmail (which they seem to be calling Netscape Mail now) or AOL mail account, they will see those options on the same screen and choose one of them rather than 'Email account'.
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Comment 13•23 years ago
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My comments about AOL being an ISP and Netscape being an email provider still apply.
Comment 14•23 years ago
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I agree that AOL is an ISP and Netscape is an email provider. But in the first screen of the wizard, we are asking users to make a distinction (albeit, a somewhat artificial one) to tell us which type of account they intend to create. In order to help them make that distinction, I think "Email account" needs to be clarified. Some suggestions: "Email account (alternate ISP or email provider)" or possibly "Email account (another ISP or email provider)"
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Comment 15•23 years ago
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Including "another" is even worse since it looks weird when the user doesn't see the AOL and Netscape options (such as in Mozilla). I regret that I filed this bug in the first place. Please don't mention me if you check in a patch that looks something like those suggestions.
Comment 16•23 years ago
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I agree with Alex's statement in comment# 11. I like the "Email Account" label and user's who have AOL or Netscape WebMail will recognize those specific choices.
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Comment 19•23 years ago
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Ninoschka, Jennifer & Robin, All of you meant 'Email account', right ? Or if it is 'Email Account', we need to change 'Newsgroup account' (in mozilla) and AOL account in commercial builds to be consistent.
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Comment 21•23 years ago
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Comment on attachment 66906 [details] [diff] [review] New patch that also changes "setup" to "set up" in two places. r=bhuvan
Attachment #66906 -
Flags: review+
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Comment 22•23 years ago
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Fixed. I am really sorry that I forgot to mention André Dahlqvist's name in the checkin comments. All credit goes to him. Will certaily mention this in the status report so that Scott Putterman will mention that in the mailnews status summary. Thanks also to Alex, Ninoschka, Jennifer and Robin for thier continuous input and approvals. Marking Fixed.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 23 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
Comment 23•23 years ago
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Trunk build 2002-02-04-03:WinMe, ok Trunk build 2002-02-04:Linux RH 7.1, ok Trunk build 2002-02-04:Mac 9.1 (Olgam's system), ok Verified Fixed, it now states "Email account"
Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
Updated•20 years ago
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Product: Browser → Seamonkey
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