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Allow this website to configure server settings Or cpanelemaildiscovery | Guide

Some of our customers have been running into a message similar to the ones below :

Allow this website to configure server settings?

Or

cpanelemaildiscovery

Interestingly, this occurs when a user opens an email client and tries to set up an email account associated with a domain hosted on a cPanel server.

In this case, the email client displays one of the messages seen above. This prompt asks for the user’s consent to use cPanel’s AutoDiscover feature for automatic configuration.

Let’s take a look at how it works:

1. When we set up a new email account or add an email account to an email client, the email client sends an AutoDiscover request to the domain’s Autodiscover URL.
2. On cPanel servers, a handler, in this case, cpanelemaildiscovery, is configured to handle the AutoDiscover request sent by the email client.
3. When the cpanelemaildiscovery handler intercepts the AutoDiscover request, it displays a prompt to the user within the email client. Then, the prompt asks the user if they want to “Allow this website to configure server settings” or “cpanelemaildiscovery.”
4. At this point, the user can allow or deny the website to configure server settings for the email account.
5. If the user grants permission, the email client gets the email server settings from the cPanel server’s AutoDiscover feature. The email client then uses this information to automatically set up the email account.
6. Our experts would like to point out that the “Allow this website to configure server settings” prompt is a security measure that offers users control over the automatic configuration process. It prevents unauthorized or malicious servers from automatically configuring email clients without the user’s consent.

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Conclusion

In summary, our Support Techs demonstrated how to deal with the “allow this website to configure server settings” or “cpanelemaildiscovery” prompt.