[sylpheed:37282] Re: Microsoft dumping app passwords and basic authentication by September 16th, 2024: OAuth, Sylpheed 3.8 beta 1 and Windows 7, works?

Hi,

sorry for the late reply, I was trying to disconnect for a couple of
days about all this and try to think what to do.




On Sun, 7 Jul 2024 03:14:45 +0300
Anton Shepelev <[email protected]> wrote:

> Javier:
>=20
> > Does OAuth+Sylpheed 8 beta 1 works on Windows 7? Do anyone
> > of you use Windows 7, OAuth and Sylpheed 8 to tell your
> > experience? Does OAuth require an external modern browser
> > to work on Sylpheed?
>=20
> What is Sylpheed 8? The latest version is 3.8 beta:
>=20
>    https://sylpheed.sraoss.jp/en/download.html


Yes, sorry, I very big typo (facepalm). I wrote Sylpheed 8 so
naturally :oD I even wrote "=BFworks?" as with open question marks which
doesn't exists on most codepages.

I corrected the subject.


Beyond your suggestions, I was trying to confirm if it Sylpheed 3.8b1
and its OAuth implementation works on Windows 7 without anything
extra.


I simply don't consider switching to another mail provider as I don't
trust they will keep the (as Microsoft calls in this event) Basic
Authentication.



In the other hand, I contacted Microsoft support through Twitter/X
and they told me that there is no need of enable 2 steps/factor
authentication, nor provide a phone number.

What I doubt, to be fair.


Still, if it works then, I'm so tired of this bullshit, that I'd
prefer to "move" the tenths of linked services to whatever address,
under a paid, self managed service, than support this babysitting,
through Sylpheed or any other mail client; from the Microsoft service
or any other. At this point I don't trust anyone.





> And remember: e-mail is for exchangeing letter, not
> for storing gigabytes of attachments!


I don't get what are you trying to say there. My problem is not the
space.


Regards.