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I set up autoconfig but %EMAILADDRESS% doesn't work

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I created and uploaded autoconfig-v1.1xml as shown below. When I add an account in Thunderbird, information such as the server name is retrieved as configured, but only the part of the username before the @ sign is displayed, not the domain name.


<clientConfig version="1.1"> 

 <emailProvider id="********">
   <domain>********.com</domain>
   <displayName>Mail Server</displayName>
   <displayShortName>Organisation ********</displayShortName>
   <incomingServer type="pop3">
     <hostname>pop3.********.com</hostname>
     <port>110</port>
     <socketType>STARTTLS</socketType>
     <username>%EMAILADDRESS%</username>
     <authentication>password-cleartext</authentication>
   </incomingServer>
   <outgoingServer type="smtp">
     <hostname>smtp.********.com</hostname>
     <port>587</port>
     <socketType>STARTTLS</socketType>
     <username>%EMAILADDRESS%<</username>
     <authentication>password-cleartext</authentication>
   </outgoingServer>
 </emailProvider>

</clientConfig>

The version of Thunderbird is 140.0.1esr (64-bit). I unchecked "Create Accounts in the new Account Hub" and was able to create a new account.

I created and uploaded autoconfig-v1.1xml as shown below. When I add an account in Thunderbird, information such as the server name is retrieved as configured, but only the part of the username before the @ sign is displayed, not the domain name. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <clientConfig version="1.1"> <emailProvider id="********"> <domain>********.com</domain> <displayName>Mail Server</displayName> <displayShortName>Organisation ********</displayShortName> <incomingServer type="pop3"> <hostname>pop3.********.com</hostname> <port>110</port> <socketType>STARTTLS</socketType> <username>%EMAILADDRESS%</username> <authentication>password-cleartext</authentication> </incomingServer> <outgoingServer type="smtp"> <hostname>smtp.********.com</hostname> <port>587</port> <socketType>STARTTLS</socketType> <username>%EMAILADDRESS%<</username> <authentication>password-cleartext</authentication> </outgoingServer> </emailProvider> </clientConfig> The version of Thunderbird is 140.0.1esr (64-bit). I unchecked "Create Accounts in the new Account Hub" and was able to create a new account.

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