diff --git a/src/com/fsck/k9/helper/StringUtils.java b/src/com/fsck/k9/helper/StringUtils.java
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index 000000000..f17c28c6e
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+++ b/src/com/fsck/k9/helper/StringUtils.java
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+package com.fsck.k9.helper;
+	public final class StringUtils {
+
+		public static boolean isNullOrEmpty(String string){
+			return string == null || string.length() == 0;
+		}
+}