+    public static boolean exists(Account account, Context context) {\r
+        Account[] ocAccounts = AccountManager.get(context).getAccountsByType(\r
+                MainApp.getAccountType());\r
+\r
+        if (account != null && account.name != null) {\r
+            int lastAtPos = account.name.lastIndexOf("@");\r
+            String hostAndPort = account.name.substring(lastAtPos + 1);\r
+            String username = account.name.substring(0, lastAtPos);\r
+            String otherHostAndPort, otherUsername;\r
+            Locale currentLocale = context.getResources().getConfiguration().locale;\r
+            for (Account otherAccount : ocAccounts) {\r
+                lastAtPos = otherAccount.name.lastIndexOf("@");\r
+                otherHostAndPort = otherAccount.name.substring(lastAtPos + 1);\r
+                otherUsername = otherAccount.name.substring(0, lastAtPos);\r
+                if (otherHostAndPort.equals(hostAndPort) &&\r
+                        otherUsername.toLowerCase(currentLocale).\r
+                            equals(username.toLowerCase(currentLocale))) {\r
+                    return true;\r
+                }\r
+            }\r
+        }\r
+        return false;\r
+    }\r
+    \r