I recently ran into this inability to connect. I am curious how come I able still able to connect to
my free Microsoft Email mailbox via Exchange mode; The connection modes looks very similar via the Outlook 2010 control panel applet. So I am thinking if the Outlook 2010 version is able to connect to the Free Email mailbox I am sure there is a way to utilize it to connect to my paid outlook Email mailboxes via Exchange mode Or may utilize the IMAP connection instead.
Anyone that as accomplished a configuration where they are still able to utilize the Outlook 2010 application either via IMAP etc would be helpful to me as I am not ready to shell out $150 a year just to continue check my Email via my preferred application that is working just fine for
my home use. If Microsoft would offer a non-subscription based offering of Office I would consider that cost over the next 10+ years.