nsIMsgProtocolInfo

The nsIMsgProtocolInfo interface describes the capabilities of an account type.

 
 - 1 - Interface Name 
 - 2 - Source Location relative to @topsrc@/mozilla/ 
 - 3 - FROZEN/unfrozen/UNDER_REVIEW/EXPERIMENTAL 
 - 4 - Since [date/milestone] (in unfrozen case, last-changed-in) 
 - 5 - Scriptable? (yes/no)

See MDC:Writing interface reference documentation for an elaborate guide on documenting interfaces on MDC.

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Inherits from: nsISupports

Implemented by: @mozilla.org/messenger/protocol/info;1?type=acct, where acct is the account type that are you are interested in.

Method overview

long getDefaultServerPort(in boolean isSecure);

Attributes

Attribute	Type	Description
`canDelete`	`boolean`	True if an account of this type may be deleted. Read only.
`canDuplicate`	`boolean`	Unused. Read only.
`canGetIncomingMessages`	`boolean`	True if Junk UI actions should be enabled for the account type. Read only.
`canGetMessages`	`boolean`	True if "Get Messages" UI actions should be enabled for the account type. Read only.
`canLoginAtStartUp`	`boolean`	True if the account type can perform biff during startup. Read only.
`defaultDoBiff`	`boolean`	True if the biff should be enabled by default for the account type. Read only.
`defaultLocalFilePath`	`nsILocalFile`	The default path under which all server data for this account type will be stored.
foldersCreateAsync	`boolean`	New in Thunderbird 24 (bug 832034)
`preflightPrettyNameWithEmailAddress`	`boolean`	Unused. Read only.
`requiresUsername`	`boolean`	True if the server requires a username to log on. Read only.
`serverIID`	`nsIIDPtr`	The IID of the server-specific interface, used during account creation. Read only.
`showComposeMsgLink`	`boolean`	True if Compose UI actions should be enabled for the account type. Read only.
`specialFoldersDeletionAllowed`	`boolean`	True if the user can delete folders like Inbox, Trash, etc. Read only.

Methods

getDefaultServerPort()

Returns the default port for a connection to a server of this account type.

long getDefaultServerPort(
  in boolean isSecure
);

Parameters

isSecure: Whether or not the connection will be secure.

Return value

The default port number for connections of this account type.

Remarks

This is one of the interfaces that is required to create a new account type.