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Caroline7122
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Jul 02, 2024

'Update your sign-in technology before September 16th, 2024 to maintain email access'.

Hi I received this message : "The safety and security of your information is top priority for Microsoft. To help keep your account secure, Microsoft will no longer support the use of third-party ema...
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Teresa_Cyrus
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Aug 02, 2024

grape477 

 

Your question: If I link my outlook.com email accounts in Outlook 2021 as "Exchange" I believe that creates a OST file (correct me if I'm wrong).  If I move to Exchange accounts can I store the emails in the OST file on my PC while using the modern authentication?

 

Confirmed response from Microsoft: 

Going forward, the only way to add Outlook.com accounts to Outlook 2021 will be as Exchange accounts. After basic auth is deprecated (Sept. 16), there will not be a way to add Outlook.com accounts as POP or IMAP. Outlook 2021 does not support modern auth for POP or IMAP for Outlook.com. Exchange accounts connect with modern auth and use an OST to store the data, so that is correct. (Confirmed by Microsoft)

 

/Teresa
#traccreations4e 8/1/2024

 

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grape477
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Aug 12, 2024
Hello Teresa. You may have missed my previous post. I have emails directed to my Outlook 2021 on my PC from a local Internet Service Provider. The company name is Shaw. They are connected as POP accounts. Will they continue to work past Sept. 16 and the MS change to two step verification?

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