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

[Dustin Miller]

On Sat, 20 Mar 2021 19:14:30 -0400
Dustin Miller <dustbiz at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 18 Mar 2021 09:14:37 +0100
> Michael Rasmussen <mir at miras.org> wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, 18 Mar 2021 20:50:18 +1300
> > Rolf Turner <r.turner at auckland.ac.nz> wrote:
> > 
> > > I would really like to continue using claws-mail.
> > > 
> > > I have no idea what it means to "support OAUTH2" ...
> > >   
> > If you are willing to build claws yourself you can check out the
> > oauth2 branch. I am myself employed at a university which also uses
> > exchange online and the build from the oauth2 branch works for me.
> > 
> DM: Hi, Michael. I've been working on getting this working and I think
> I'm getting close. My main question for now is whether there is any
> guide in regards to how to set up one's account within Claws? Here is
> what I've tried (via Configuration - New Account):
> 
DM: I've also just logged in to the webmail for this account and in the
'Mobile Devices' section, I'm not seeing any sign that there was a
connection made today between my PC and this account as a result of my
attempt to set it up in Claws. There is a record of my PC connecting on
11 March, which I'm assuming is when I installed BlueMail as a
workaround for accessing this account with oauth2. [Un]fortunately,
BlueMail handles all the setup automagically, and I'm not sure how to
find out what settings it is using, etc. ---Dustin
> 
> * For the server protocol I at first decided to just leave the default
>   as POP and ignore it, but then later I wasn't able to save a
>   different setting because it gave a warning about some POP settings
>   not being entered. So I went back and changed the protocol to 'None
>   (SMTP only)'.
> * SMTP server: smtp.office365.com
> * 'SMTP Authentication' box checked, method 'auto', entered user ID
> but left PW blank.
> * SSL: 'Use STARTTLS command to start encrypted session'
> * Advanced: SMTP port: 587
> * OAUTH2:
> * Service provider: MS Exchange
> * Obtain auth code via a browser: Clicked on ‘Click to copy code to
>   clipboard’ which took me to the account's web login page, where I
>   logged in and clicked 'Accept' on the ‘Permissions requested’ dialog
>   to give Claws permission to access the account. This resulted in a
>   blank screen in my browser (Google Chrome), which was a bit
> confusing. But it must have copied a code to the clipboard since I
> was then able to paste a string of text in the ‘Authorisation code’
> field.
> * I then clicked on ‘Authorise’ to complete the authorization, but
>   there was no obvious evidence of anything resulting from that.
> * After doing this, the account didn’t show up in the list of accounts
>   available for checking mail (i.e. ‘receiving’) via the ‘Message’
>   menu, but it did show up in the list under the ‘Config’ menu where
>   you can change the current account, so I tried this but then the
>   ‘current account’ option was greyed out under the ‘Message’ menu for
>   checking mail. But perhaps that is simply because of the protocol I
>   chose (SMTP only)?
> 
> DM: I wasn't able to figure out how to view or check my mail with this
> account using Claws and the oauth2 protocol and am uncertain whether
> I've simply set it up wrong or whether there is a problem somewhere
> else. If you would have any ideas on how I could troubleshoot this, it
> would be much appreciated. Thanks, ---Dustin