[Alpine-info] FW: O365 XOAUTH2 via fetchmail

[Eduardo Chappa]

On Mon, 2 May 2022, Jonathan Siegle wrote:


> David,

>  Microsoft has no intention of disabling basic auth from smtp .

> Per

> https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/clients-and-mobile-in-exchange-online/deprecation-of-basic-authentication-exchange-online

> "SMTP AUTH will still be available when Basic authentication is

> permanently disabled on October 1, 2022. The reason SMTP will still be

> available is that many multi-function devices such as printers and

> scanners can't be updated to use modern authentication. However, we

> strongly encourage customers to move away from using Basic authentication

> with SMTP AUTH when possible. "


Yes, but while this is correct for *all microsoft* users, it may be true 
that for *some non-microsoft* users this is false. Every adminstrator 
decides what they will allow for their users, and so when an administrator 
tells you (even for the wrong reason) that a method of authentication is 
going to go away, one should take that seriously and act accordingly.

-- 
Eduardo