collab ui :: alternative provider account management thoughts

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Hey -

 For an alternative NB Collab provider I need to add a new Account Manager and wanted to
 solicit some ideas as to the best approach.

 Optimally I think it would be cool to have a new radio button for each optional provider
 appear on the initial "Account Manager" screen from which the respective wizards would be
 delegated to. This way, one could more readily use various accounts and manage then from
 a consistent process. The trouble with this approach, as I see it, is that only one
 provider can be active at a given time (managed via tools->module manager). As such, I
 suspect the "Account Manager" wizards should be specific to the currently activated provider
 ... although I would love to be proven wrong.

 With that as a premise, I need to augment the NB/Collab UI tier such that:

   the initial account setup is specific to my provider

   the "manage accounts" properties panel is again specific to my provider

 Thoughts on the best way to go about this, noting that I will be sorting this out via
 the code shortly but I wanted to go ahead and cast the question at this time.

 Lastly, for the default provider, I'm wondering what the difference is between "remove
 account" and "unregister account." I suspect "unregister" will not apply to my provider.

 much appreciated,

- james

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