diff --git a/mailnews/imap/public/nsIImapUrl.h b/mailnews/imap/public/nsIImapUrl.h
index 61244517001..b8b72a2348a 100644
--- a/mailnews/imap/public/nsIImapUrl.h
+++ b/mailnews/imap/public/nsIImapUrl.h
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ public:
         nsImapUidExpunge                        = 0x10000027
 	} nsImapAction;
 
+	// Initialization method used to initialize the url...right now
+	// we only need the user name....we may need more info in the future
+	NS_IMETHOD Initialize(const char * aUserName) = 0;
+
 	/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 
 	// Getters and Setters for the imap specific event sinks to bind to to your url
 	///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////