[Users] Claws-mail and "Exchange online".

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They are probably switching to the cloud version of Exchange which is supposedly secure. 





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From: claws at thewildbeast.co.uk
Sent: March 18, 2021 12:56 AM
To: users at lists.claws-mail.org
Subject: Re: [Users] Claws-mail and "Exchange online".


On Thu, 18 Mar 2021 20:50:18 +1300
Rolf Turner <r.turner at auckland.ac.nz> wrote:

> I have no idea what it means to "support OAUTH2", nor what "OAUTH2"
> actually is.  Are the U. of A. IT people correct in saying that
> claws-mail does *not* support OAUTH2?

Yes, they are correct. However, support for oauth2 is currently under active
development.

It strikes me as a strange (although not surprising) idea by the U. of A. IT
people when exchange servers are being hacked all over the world.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-56365372
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-56304379
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-56321567

Also, oauth2 does not bring greater security.

with regards

Paul
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