Question Mail Autodiscover mobileconfig file format

[jasonames]

Server operating system version

Ubuntu 22.04

Plesk version and microupdate number

18.0.61_build1800240517.18

I looked at the file downloaded after going to https://<domain>/email.mobileconfig?emailaddress=<address>
(With my domain/address put in)
I am using the most up to date version of Plesk, on Ubuntu 22.04
I have plesk managing the autodiscover (checkbox is on..)
Is this the type of text I should expect, or could this be why it isn't working? I expected it to look more like a linux conf file
If this is wrong, is there a toggle or config I can change?
(This is just a grab of the top couple dozen lines, 730 of 3391 characters)

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[Kaspar@Plesk]

It's the certificate signing of the profile. Towards to bottom of the file is an XML formatted configuration.

 

[jasonames]

Then mine seems to be missing the config all together, it seems to be all certificate, no xml. Back to the drawing board.

 

[zerfl]

It's the certificate signing of the profile. Towards to bottom of the file is an XML formatted configuration.

Hello and sorry to hijack this thread, but it's closely related.

The XML my server returns looks like this:

Is this the intended output, especially the first few bytes? At the very end of the XML tags, a certificate is included. Everywhere I look it says the mobileconfig file should be a simple XML file. The returned data is not a valid XML file. This happens with either nginx / Apache selected.
For testing and validation purposes, I created a manual profile using Apple Configurator. The exported mobileconfig file was a simple XML file, from beginning to end.

The reason I am asking: Apple Mail currently refuses to accept the returned mobileconfig and can't fetch the mailserver configuration.

Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS
Plesk Obsidian Version 18.0.60 Update #1

I appreciate any and all info.

 

[Kaspar@Plesk]

Is this the intended output, especially the first few bytes?

Yes, that looks valid.

The reason I am asking: Apple Mail currently refuses to accept the returned mobileconfig and can't fetch the mailserver configuration.

Any particular error when trying to add the profile to Apple Mail?

 

[zerfl]

Thank you for your reply!

Any particular error when trying to add the profile to Apple Mail?

Just the tiny tidbit that Apple Mail gives you:

"Unable to verify account name or password."



The previous form, where I entered the data, looks like this:



I have double-checked that the entered credentials are correct.

As far as I can tell, Apple Mail does not provide any further logging. Neither in the Activity window, nor the Connection Doctor. I've checked /var/log/maillog and the Mail client has not tried to login at all. It did not hit the mail servers.

I've tried the Autodiscover feature with Thunderbird and it works fine, fetching the config file and applying all settings correctly.

NB: The server is now running Plesk Obsidian Version 18.0.61 Update #3 as well.
Apple Mail Version 16.0 (3774.500.171.1.1) on Sonoma 14.4.1 (23E224).

 

[zerfl]

Can't edit my post anymore unfortunately.

Upon reviewing the hosting logs for the subscription: The endpoint "/email.mobileconfig" is not hit either. I can clearly see Thunderbird's request though: GET /.well-known/autoconfig/mail/config-v1.1.xml.

Am I right to believe that Apple Mail on macOS is NOT using autodiscover for IMAP accounts?

 

[Maarten]

Could you please paste the contents of this config file:

 # cat /usr/local/psa/admin/htdocs/mailconfig/email.mobileconfig

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[Kaspar@Plesk]

Can't edit my post anymore unfortunately.

Upon reviewing the hosting logs for the subscription: The endpoint "/email.mobileconfig" is not hit either. I can clearly see Thunderbird's request though: GET /.well-known/autoconfig/mail/config-v1.1.xml.

Am I right to believe that Apple Mail on macOS is NOT using autodiscover for IMAP accounts?

Oohw, yes, you're right. There not autodiscover for IMAP. The email.mobileconfig method only works for iOS devices.

 

[zerfl]

Could you please paste the contents of this config file:

 # cat /usr/local/psa/admin/htdocs/mailconfig/email.mobileconfig

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Sure thing:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
        <key>PayloadIdentifier</key>
        <string>com.plesk.{{UUID1}}</string>
        <key>PayloadRemovalDisallowed</key>
        <false />
        <key>PayloadScope</key>
        <string>User</string>
        <key>PayloadType</key>
        <string>Configuration</string>
        <key>PayloadUUID</key>
        <string>{{UUID1}}</string>
        <key>PayloadOrganization</key>
        <string>{{HOSTNAME}}</string>
        <key>PayloadVersion</key>
        <integer>1</integer>
        <key>PayloadDisplayName</key>
        <string>{{DISPLAY_NAME}}</string>
        <key>PayloadContent</key>
        <array>
            <dict>
                <key>PayloadType</key>
                <string>com.apple.mail.managed</string>
                <key>PayloadVersion</key>
                <integer>1</integer>
                <key>PayloadIdentifier</key>
                <string>com.apple.mdm.{{HOSTNAME}}.{{UUID1}}.haisoft.email.{{UUID2}}</string>
                <key>PayloadUUID</key>
                <string>{{UUID2}}</string>
                <key>PayloadEnabled</key>
                <true />
                <key>PayloadDisplayName</key>
                <string>{{DISPLAY_NAME}}</string>
                <key>EmailAccountDescription</key>
                <string>{{DISPLAY_NAME}}</string>
                <key>disableMailRecentsSyncing</key>
                <true />
                <key>allowMailDrop</key>
                <false />
                <key>PreventMove</key>
                <true />
                <key>PreventAppSheet</key>
                <false />
                <key>SMIMEEnabled</key>
                <false />
                <key>SMIMEEnablePerMessageSwitch</key>
                <false />
                <key>IncomingMailServerAuthentication</key>
                <string>EmailAuthPassword</string>
                <key>IncomingMailServerUseSSL</key>
                <{{INCOMING_SSL}} />
                <key>OutgoingMailServerAuthentication</key>
                <string>EmailAuthPassword</string>
                <key>OutgoingMailServerUseSSL</key>
                <{{OUTGOING_SSL}} />
                <key>EmailAccountType</key>
                <string>EmailTypeIMAP</string>
                <key>EmailAccountName</key>
                <string>{{DISPLAY_NAME}}</string>
                <key>EmailAddress</key>
                <string>{{DISPLAY_NAME}}</string>
                <key>IncomingMailServerHostName</key>
                <string>{{INCOMING_SERVER}}</string>
                <key>IncomingMailServerPortNumber</key>
                <integer>{{IMAP_PORT}}</integer>
                <key>IncomingMailServerUsername</key>
                <string>{{USER_NAME}}</string>
                <key>OutgoingMailServerHostName</key>
                <string>{{OUTGOING_SERVER}}</string>
                <key>OutgoingMailServerPortNumber</key>
                <integer>{{SMTP_PORT}}</integer>
                <key>OutgoingMailServerUsername</key>
                <string>{{USER_NAME}}</string>
                <key>OutgoingPasswordSameAsIncomingPassword</key>
                <true />
            </dict>
        </array>
    </dict>
</plist>

Oohw, yes, you're right. There not autodiscover for IMAP. The email.mobileconfig methode only works for iOS devices.

I suppose that clears up things then, hah! Thank you and sorry for derailing the thread once again!