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+Please ensure that your pull request meets the following requirements - thanks !
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+* Follows our existing [codestyle](https://github.com/k9mail/k-9/wiki/CodeStyle).
+* Does not break any unit tests.
+* Contains a reference to the issue that it fixes.
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