• Hotmail account

    From Ed Cryer@[email protected] to comp.mobile.ipad on Thu Sep 12 09:37:01 2024
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    I use iOS 16.7.10 Mail app with a Microsoft Hotmail account. MS insist
    on "modern authentication methods" and keep telling me that my account
    won't be accessible after September 16th with just user name and
    password. I have to get an app with "modern authentication methods"!
    What the devil are those? And will Mail app have them?

    Ed

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  • From Jolly Roger@[email protected] to comp.mobile.ipad on Thu Sep 12 16:22:53 2024
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    On 2024-09-12, Ed Cryer <[email protected]> wrote:
    I use iOS 16.7.10 Mail app with a Microsoft Hotmail account. MS insist
    on "modern authentication methods" and keep telling me that my account
    won't be accessible after September 16th with just user name and
    password. I have to get an app with "modern authentication methods"!
    What the devil are those? And will Mail app have them?

    You could try following Microsoft's instructions:

    <https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/modern-authentication-methods-now-needed-to-continue-syncing-outlook-email-in-non-microsoft-email-apps-c5d65390-9676-4763-b41f-d7986499a90d>
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  • From Ed Cryer@[email protected] to comp.mobile.ipad on Thu Sep 12 18:48:32 2024
    From Newsgroup: comp.mobile.ipad

    Jolly Roger wrote:
    On 2024-09-12, Ed Cryer <[email protected]> wrote:
    I use iOS 16.7.10 Mail app with a Microsoft Hotmail account. MS insist
    on "modern authentication methods" and keep telling me that my account
    won't be accessible after September 16th with just user name and
    password. I have to get an app with "modern authentication methods"!
    What the devil are those? And will Mail app have them?

    You could try following Microsoft's instructions:

    <https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/modern-authentication-methods-now-needed-to-continue-syncing-outlook-email-in-non-microsoft-email-apps-c5d65390-9676-4763-b41f-d7986499a90d>


    It's all a question of using OAuth2 authentication.
    I hope iOS Mail will incorporate this.
    Thunderbird under Windows does. I won't have to delete the account and
    reset it up there. I just change to OAuth2. A good guide for Apple to
    follow.

    Ed
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  • From Jolly Roger@[email protected] to comp.mobile.ipad on Thu Sep 12 22:18:39 2024
    From Newsgroup: comp.mobile.ipad

    On 2024-09-12, Ed Cryer <[email protected]> wrote:
    Jolly Roger wrote:
    On 2024-09-12, Ed Cryer <[email protected]> wrote:
    I use iOS 16.7.10 Mail app with a Microsoft Hotmail account. MS
    insist on "modern authentication methods" and keep telling me that
    my account won't be accessible after September 16th with just user
    name and password. I have to get an app with "modern authentication
    methods"! What the devil are those? And will Mail app have them?

    You could try following Microsoft's instructions:

    <https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/modern-authentication-methods-now-needed-to-continue-syncing-outlook-email-in-non-microsoft-email-apps-c5d65390-9676-4763-b41f-d7986499a90d>


    It's all a question of using OAuth2 authentication. I hope iOS Mail
    will incorporate this.

    Thunderbird under Windows does. I won't have to delete the account and
    reset it up there. I just change to OAuth2. A good guide for Apple to
    follow.

    You didn't scroll down far enough. There are instructions for Apple Mail
    on that same page.
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  • From Ed Cryer@[email protected] to comp.mobile.ipad on Fri Sep 13 10:14:01 2024
    From Newsgroup: comp.mobile.ipad

    Jolly Roger wrote:
    On 2024-09-12, Ed Cryer <[email protected]> wrote:
    Jolly Roger wrote:
    On 2024-09-12, Ed Cryer <[email protected]> wrote:
    I use iOS 16.7.10 Mail app with a Microsoft Hotmail account. MS
    insist on "modern authentication methods" and keep telling me that
    my account won't be accessible after September 16th with just user
    name and password. I have to get an app with "modern authentication
    methods"! What the devil are those? And will Mail app have them?

    You could try following Microsoft's instructions:

    <https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/modern-authentication-methods-now-needed-to-continue-syncing-outlook-email-in-non-microsoft-email-apps-c5d65390-9676-4763-b41f-d7986499a90d>


    It's all a question of using OAuth2 authentication. I hope iOS Mail
    will incorporate this.

    Thunderbird under Windows does. I won't have to delete the account and
    reset it up there. I just change to OAuth2. A good guide for Apple to
    follow.

    You didn't scroll down far enough. There are instructions for Apple Mail
    on that same page.


    You didn't read my post properly.
    I don't have to delete the account with Thunderbird, but I do with Apple
    Mail, at least according to that website.

    Ed

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  • From Jolly Roger@[email protected] to comp.mobile.ipad on Fri Sep 13 16:18:37 2024
    From Newsgroup: comp.mobile.ipad

    On 2024-09-13, Ed Cryer <[email protected]> wrote:
    Jolly Roger wrote:
    On 2024-09-12, Ed Cryer <[email protected]> wrote:
    Jolly Roger wrote:
    On 2024-09-12, Ed Cryer <[email protected]> wrote:
    I use iOS 16.7.10 Mail app with a Microsoft Hotmail account. MS
    insist on "modern authentication methods" and keep telling me that
    my account won't be accessible after September 16th with just user
    name and password. I have to get an app with "modern authentication
    methods"! What the devil are those? And will Mail app have them?

    You could try following Microsoft's instructions:

    <https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/modern-authentication-methods-now-needed-to-continue-syncing-outlook-email-in-non-microsoft-email-apps-c5d65390-9676-4763-b41f-d7986499a90d>

    It's all a question of using OAuth2 authentication. I hope iOS Mail
    will incorporate this.

    Thunderbird under Windows does. I won't have to delete the account and
    reset it up there. I just change to OAuth2. A good guide for Apple to
    follow.

    You didn't scroll down far enough. There are instructions for Apple Mail
    on that same page.

    You didn't read my post properly.
    I don't have to delete the account with Thunderbird, but I do with Apple Mail, at least according to that website.

    You're acting like deleting and recreating the account is a big hassle
    when it isn't. Sure, it'd be nice to just toggle a switch, but doing it
    the way Microsoft recommends isn't some horribly laborious task either.
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    JR
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  • From Ed Cryer@[email protected] to comp.mobile.ipad on Fri Sep 13 18:35:38 2024
    From Newsgroup: comp.mobile.ipad

    Jolly Roger wrote:
    On 2024-09-13, Ed Cryer <[email protected]> wrote:
    Jolly Roger wrote:
    On 2024-09-12, Ed Cryer <[email protected]> wrote:
    Jolly Roger wrote:
    On 2024-09-12, Ed Cryer <[email protected]> wrote:
    I use iOS 16.7.10 Mail app with a Microsoft Hotmail account. MS
    insist on "modern authentication methods" and keep telling me that >>>>>> my account won't be accessible after September 16th with just user >>>>>> name and password. I have to get an app with "modern authentication >>>>>> methods"! What the devil are those? And will Mail app have them?

    You could try following Microsoft's instructions:

    <https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/modern-authentication-methods-now-needed-to-continue-syncing-outlook-email-in-non-microsoft-email-apps-c5d65390-9676-4763-b41f-d7986499a90d>

    It's all a question of using OAuth2 authentication. I hope iOS Mail
    will incorporate this.

    Thunderbird under Windows does. I won't have to delete the account and >>>> reset it up there. I just change to OAuth2. A good guide for Apple to
    follow.

    You didn't scroll down far enough. There are instructions for Apple Mail >>> on that same page.

    You didn't read my post properly.
    I don't have to delete the account with Thunderbird, but I do with Apple
    Mail, at least according to that website.

    You're acting like deleting and recreating the account is a big hassle
    when it isn't. Sure, it'd be nice to just toggle a switch, but doing it
    the way Microsoft recommends isn't some horribly laborious task either.


    Not laborious, but seemingly excessive; especially compared with
    T.bird's far simpler method of switching to OAuth2.
    The latter seems user-friendly, the Apple way doesn't, given that the
    change is merely to OAuth2 authentication.

    Remember that iPads are owned by lots and lots of people who are far
    from computer-savvy. They'll have to note down all the account details, re-input them all carefully; and, if there are many like some of my
    clients, they'll stumble a few times.

    Ed
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  • From Jolly Roger@[email protected] to comp.mobile.ipad on Fri Sep 13 20:29:17 2024
    From Newsgroup: comp.mobile.ipad

    On 2024-09-13, Ed Cryer <[email protected]> wrote:
    Jolly Roger wrote:
    On 2024-09-13, Ed Cryer <[email protected]> wrote:
    Jolly Roger wrote:
    On 2024-09-12, Ed Cryer <[email protected]> wrote:
    Jolly Roger wrote:
    On 2024-09-12, Ed Cryer <[email protected]> wrote:
    I use iOS 16.7.10 Mail app with a Microsoft Hotmail account. MS
    insist on "modern authentication methods" and keep telling me that >>>>>>> my account won't be accessible after September 16th with just user >>>>>>> name and password. I have to get an app with "modern authentication >>>>>>> methods"! What the devil are those? And will Mail app have them? >>>>>>
    You could try following Microsoft's instructions:

    <https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/modern-authentication-methods-now-needed-to-continue-syncing-outlook-email-in-non-microsoft-email-apps-c5d65390-9676-4763-b41f-d7986499a90d>

    It's all a question of using OAuth2 authentication. I hope iOS Mail >>>>> will incorporate this.

    Thunderbird under Windows does. I won't have to delete the account and >>>>> reset it up there. I just change to OAuth2. A good guide for Apple to >>>>> follow.

    You didn't scroll down far enough. There are instructions for Apple Mail >>>> on that same page.

    You didn't read my post properly.
    I don't have to delete the account with Thunderbird, but I do with Apple >>> Mail, at least according to that website.

    You're acting like deleting and recreating the account is a big hassle
    when it isn't. Sure, it'd be nice to just toggle a switch, but doing it
    the way Microsoft recommends isn't some horribly laborious task either.

    Not laborious, but seemingly excessive; especially compared with
    T.bird's far simpler method of switching to OAuth2.
    The latter seems user-friendly, the Apple way doesn't, given that the
    change is merely to OAuth2 authentication.

    I guess if it were me, I'd submit feedback about it.

    Remember that iPads are owned by lots and lots of people who are far
    from computer-savvy. They'll have to note down all the account details, re-input them all carefully; and, if there are many like some of my
    clients, they'll stumble a few times.

    It would be interesting to know how many of them are still using
    Hotmail.
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    I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead.

    JR
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  • From Ed Cryer@[email protected] to comp.mobile.ipad on Mon Sep 23 18:49:06 2024
    From Newsgroup: comp.mobile.ipad

    Jolly Roger wrote:
    On 2024-09-13, Ed Cryer <[email protected]> wrote:
    Jolly Roger wrote:
    On 2024-09-13, Ed Cryer <[email protected]> wrote:
    Jolly Roger wrote:
    On 2024-09-12, Ed Cryer <[email protected]> wrote:
    Jolly Roger wrote:
    On 2024-09-12, Ed Cryer <[email protected]> wrote:
    I use iOS 16.7.10 Mail app with a Microsoft Hotmail account. MS >>>>>>>> insist on "modern authentication methods" and keep telling me that >>>>>>>> my account won't be accessible after September 16th with just user >>>>>>>> name and password. I have to get an app with "modern authentication >>>>>>>> methods"! What the devil are those? And will Mail app have them? >>>>>>>
    You could try following Microsoft's instructions:

    <https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/modern-authentication-methods-now-needed-to-continue-syncing-outlook-email-in-non-microsoft-email-apps-c5d65390-9676-4763-b41f-d7986499a90d>

    It's all a question of using OAuth2 authentication. I hope iOS Mail >>>>>> will incorporate this.

    Thunderbird under Windows does. I won't have to delete the account and >>>>>> reset it up there. I just change to OAuth2. A good guide for Apple to >>>>>> follow.

    You didn't scroll down far enough. There are instructions for Apple Mail >>>>> on that same page.

    You didn't read my post properly.
    I don't have to delete the account with Thunderbird, but I do with Apple >>>> Mail, at least according to that website.

    You're acting like deleting and recreating the account is a big hassle
    when it isn't. Sure, it'd be nice to just toggle a switch, but doing it
    the way Microsoft recommends isn't some horribly laborious task either.

    Not laborious, but seemingly excessive; especially compared with
    T.bird's far simpler method of switching to OAuth2.
    The latter seems user-friendly, the Apple way doesn't, given that the
    change is merely to OAuth2 authentication.

    I guess if it were me, I'd submit feedback about it.

    Remember that iPads are owned by lots and lots of people who are far
    from computer-savvy. They'll have to note down all the account details,
    re-input them all carefully; and, if there are many like some of my
    clients, they'll stumble a few times.

    It would be interesting to know how many of them are still using
    Hotmail.


    It's now the 23rd, and Mail still works fine although I've altered nothing. BTW, Skull-and-Crossbones, Hotmail has long been subsumed into MS
    Outlook, and there are myriads of email accounts under that banner.

    Ed
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  • From Jolly Roger@[email protected] to comp.mobile.ipad on Tue Sep 24 18:33:03 2024
    From Newsgroup: comp.mobile.ipad

    On 2024-09-23, Ed Cryer <[email protected]> wrote:
    Jolly Roger wrote:
    On 2024-09-13, Ed Cryer <[email protected]> wrote:
    Jolly Roger wrote:
    On 2024-09-13, Ed Cryer <[email protected]> wrote:
    Jolly Roger wrote:
    On 2024-09-12, Ed Cryer <[email protected]> wrote:
    Jolly Roger wrote:
    On 2024-09-12, Ed Cryer <[email protected]> wrote:
    I use iOS 16.7.10 Mail app with a Microsoft Hotmail account. MS >>>>>>>>> insist on "modern authentication methods" and keep telling me that >>>>>>>>> my account won't be accessible after September 16th with just user >>>>>>>>> name and password. I have to get an app with "modern authentication >>>>>>>>> methods"! What the devil are those? And will Mail app have them? >>>>>>>>
    You could try following Microsoft's instructions:

    <https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/modern-authentication-methods-now-needed-to-continue-syncing-outlook-email-in-non-microsoft-email-apps-c5d65390-9676-4763-b41f-d7986499a90d>

    It's all a question of using OAuth2 authentication. I hope iOS Mail >>>>>>> will incorporate this.

    Thunderbird under Windows does. I won't have to delete the account and >>>>>>> reset it up there. I just change to OAuth2. A good guide for Apple to >>>>>>> follow.

    You didn't scroll down far enough. There are instructions for Apple Mail >>>>>> on that same page.

    You didn't read my post properly.
    I don't have to delete the account with Thunderbird, but I do with Apple >>>>> Mail, at least according to that website.

    You're acting like deleting and recreating the account is a big hassle >>>> when it isn't. Sure, it'd be nice to just toggle a switch, but doing it >>>> the way Microsoft recommends isn't some horribly laborious task either. >>>
    Not laborious, but seemingly excessive; especially compared with
    T.bird's far simpler method of switching to OAuth2.
    The latter seems user-friendly, the Apple way doesn't, given that the
    change is merely to OAuth2 authentication.

    I guess if it were me, I'd submit feedback about it.

    Remember that iPads are owned by lots and lots of people who are far
    from computer-savvy. They'll have to note down all the account details,
    re-input them all carefully; and, if there are many like some of my
    clients, they'll stumble a few times.

    It would be interesting to know how many of them are still using
    Hotmail.

    It's now the 23rd, and Mail still works fine although I've altered nothing.

    Maybe you got lucky. Or maybe Microsoft extended the deadline. I don't
    know or really care. I haven't looked at my old, crufty Hotmail account
    in many years as it's mostly just a huge spam bucket.

    BTW, Skull-and-Crossbones, Hotmail has long been subsumed into MS
    Outlook, and there are myriads of email accounts under that banner.

    Yes, I know. 🙂
    --
    E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter.
    I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead.

    JR
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  • From Ed Cryer@[email protected] to comp.mobile.ipad on Thu Sep 26 20:03:38 2024
    From Newsgroup: comp.mobile.ipad

    Jolly Roger wrote:
    On 2024-09-23, Ed Cryer <[email protected]> wrote:
    Jolly Roger wrote:
    On 2024-09-13, Ed Cryer <[email protected]> wrote:
    Jolly Roger wrote:
    On 2024-09-13, Ed Cryer <[email protected]> wrote:
    Jolly Roger wrote:
    On 2024-09-12, Ed Cryer <[email protected]> wrote:
    Jolly Roger wrote:
    On 2024-09-12, Ed Cryer <[email protected]> wrote:
    I use iOS 16.7.10 Mail app with a Microsoft Hotmail account. MS >>>>>>>>>> insist on "modern authentication methods" and keep telling me that >>>>>>>>>> my account won't be accessible after September 16th with just user >>>>>>>>>> name and password. I have to get an app with "modern authentication >>>>>>>>>> methods"! What the devil are those? And will Mail app have them? >>>>>>>>>
    You could try following Microsoft's instructions:

    <https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/modern-authentication-methods-now-needed-to-continue-syncing-outlook-email-in-non-microsoft-email-apps-c5d65390-9676-4763-b41f-d7986499a90d>

    It's all a question of using OAuth2 authentication. I hope iOS Mail >>>>>>>> will incorporate this.

    Thunderbird under Windows does. I won't have to delete the account and >>>>>>>> reset it up there. I just change to OAuth2. A good guide for Apple to >>>>>>>> follow.

    You didn't scroll down far enough. There are instructions for Apple Mail
    on that same page.

    You didn't read my post properly.
    I don't have to delete the account with Thunderbird, but I do with Apple >>>>>> Mail, at least according to that website.

    You're acting like deleting and recreating the account is a big hassle >>>>> when it isn't. Sure, it'd be nice to just toggle a switch, but doing it >>>>> the way Microsoft recommends isn't some horribly laborious task either. >>>>
    Not laborious, but seemingly excessive; especially compared with
    T.bird's far simpler method of switching to OAuth2.
    The latter seems user-friendly, the Apple way doesn't, given that the
    change is merely to OAuth2 authentication.

    I guess if it were me, I'd submit feedback about it.

    Remember that iPads are owned by lots and lots of people who are far
    from computer-savvy. They'll have to note down all the account details, >>>> re-input them all carefully; and, if there are many like some of my
    clients, they'll stumble a few times.

    It would be interesting to know how many of them are still using
    Hotmail.

    It's now the 23rd, and Mail still works fine although I've altered nothing.

    Maybe you got lucky. Or maybe Microsoft extended the deadline. I don't
    know or really care. I haven't looked at my old, crufty Hotmail account
    in many years as it's mostly just a huge spam bucket.

    BTW, Skull-and-Crossbones, Hotmail has long been subsumed into MS
    Outlook, and there are myriads of email accounts under that banner.

    Yes, I know. 🙂


    Today it happened. Kabush!
    No mail into iPad's Hotmail account; whereas there were several into my
    other devices.

    No warning from Apple; no explanation about what's going on; just an
    empty aqueduct into Rome.

    I tested it out with a posting sent; which just disappeared into my
    Outbox without comment, and no explanation when I investigated.

    I was prepared; but from other sources than Apple. Lucky me to have
    other sources!

    I must admit that the delete and recreate went well; so long as I knew
    to hit Outlook.com on the options GUI. But many wouldn't have.

    Ed

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