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App Passwords for IMAP
I have a 1998 Hotmail account that I still use. Today it has evolved to just yet another Microsoft account. For many years, I used `getmail` to receive mails from the account, using e-mail and pass...
There are two ways to solve this
1. Create an app password:
Log in to the Microsoft Account Security page → Add Method→ Select App Password→ Generate and use for IMAP configuration
2. IMAP Client Settings:
Server: outlook.office365.com
Port: 993 (SSL)
Username: The full name of the email address
Password: The app password you just generated
It's important to note that you need to enable two-step verification for your account first.
That's exactly what I am doing. Nevertheless, it still fails with "credential/login error" :(