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DomP66
Brass Contributor
Jan 25, 2024

Outlook.com is intermittently rejecting password

Outlook.com is intermittently rejecting the app password I created to access my IMAP account. Please fix this. 
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DomP66
Brass Contributor
Jan 27, 2024
Greetings fellow Fetchmail crontab user! Ultimately we need OAuth2 support on Fetchmail, but the developers sadly seem reluctant.
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elbarbudo
Copper Contributor
Jan 27, 2024

DomP66 Strange : If I use POP3, there is no problem.
But pop3 only checks incoming mail, not the folders.... That's why I use Imap

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    DomP66
    Brass Contributor
    Jan 27, 2024

    Interesting, I've always used the Fetchmail default of AUTO (IMAP before POP3). I might force POP3 if it goes on much longer.

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      sigma415
      Copper Contributor
      Jan 30, 2024
      Problem still not solved !
      See also this thread: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook_com/forum/outlk_win-outtop_classic-outsub_ofh/outlook-2016-doesnt-accept-password-or-app/b806e4e8-28fd-4b5b-8be2-2b03cf39b938?messageId=79e43c59-bf09-4410-a4f2-477656ea6a73&page=1
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        elbarbudo
        Copper Contributor
        Feb 01, 2024
        It seems that MS did some actions... very few rejections now...