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OAuth2 outlook.com

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hytrax
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Hello,

I have a @hotmail.de email account with 2FA enabled. I would like to use OAuth to connect it to Thunderbird 78. If I do choose OAuth2 as my password method then a popup from MS opens as normal. But when I enter my Email address the webpage in the popup tells me that I can not use a personal account and should instead login with a university, enterprise, ... account.

Is there a way to use TB78 with outlook.com and Oauth? Is what I am experiencing a bug or intended?

Hello, I have a @hotmail.de email account with 2FA enabled. I would like to use OAuth to connect it to Thunderbird 78. If I do choose OAuth2 as my password method then a popup from MS opens as normal. But when I enter my Email address the webpage in the popup tells me that I can not use a personal account and should instead login with a university, enterprise, ... account. Is there a way to use TB78 with outlook.com and Oauth? Is what I am experiencing a bug or intended?

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sfhowes
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I don't think OAuth works yet with personal MS accounts (outlook.com, hotmail.com etc.). But if you have 2FA on the account, use an app password in place of the regular account password.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1305803

https://support.microsoft.com/en-ca/help/12408/microsoft-account-how-to-use-two-step-verification