Re: Microsoft's "Modern Authentication"

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>> Folks, my university is shifting to a Microsoft360 email server, and
>> they say that "You will need to access your JMU email account using
>> clients and browsers that support Microsoft's "Modern
>> Authentication".
>>
>> In the pit of my stomach, I fear that Mulberry can't do this. Am I
>> correct, or is there hope?
>
> Your only hope is DavMail:
>
> http://davmail.sourceforge.net/
>
> I haven=E2=80=99t used it myself, but it works as a gateway between =
an IMAP
> application (like Mulberry) and an Exchange server.

I've used DavMail for 5+ years, against both Office 365 (Microsoft's=20
cloud offering) and on-prem Microsoft Exchange servers, and do so=20
still. Thankfully, it works fine with Mulberry for both email,=20
calendars and contacts. A true life-saver!

One possible bump in this road is what's meant by "Modern=20
Authentication" (which sounds very much like a marketing term for=20
something else, and could be anything from NTLM to requiring two-factor =

auth). Generally with Microsoft, anything that has their branding will=20
mean something proprietary, different from what everyone else is doing. =

Mulberry to my knowledge supports none of that, but DavMail in my=20
experience will support the most common ones.

So I think the answer to what "Modern Authentication" actually means=20
will determine whether you will be able to use DavMail to avoid the MS=20
pains. Fingers crossed.

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Christer Mjellem Strand
System Administrator
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