[Alpine-info] O365 XOAUTH2 via fetchmail

[Carl Edquist]

On Thu, 21 Apr 2022, Sewell, David R (drs2n) wrote:


> I hadn't been paying close enough attention to the list to realize that 

> I could now get Alpine to work with my university's Exchange server. So 

> I followed the instructions, got the token for Microsoft, successfully 

> authenticated—and hit a window saying "Administrator approval required" 

> with a form for me to submit a justification for allowing Alpine to 

> access my account. So I guess someone somewhere in my university's IT 

> division might or might be getting a request and might or might not do 

> anything about it. Just when the technical hurdle is solved, a 

> social/political hurdle crops up.



:(




> I'll file a help desk ticket in a few days if I don't hear anything and 

> maybe let the list know how it goes—in particular, if the request is 

> denied and what the reasoning might be in that case.


If they give you trouble, perhaps you can get a "doctor's note" from the 
maintainer...


Carl