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Trying Thunderbird with outlook.com

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I am trying Thunderbird with outlook.com email and calendar sync. Mail works fine, but I cannot connect using the tbsync and eas sync addons. When I try to add the account using exchange option, it just keeps querying for my credentials and reporting http 401 errors saying the credentials are incorrect.

What is the answer??

I am trying Thunderbird with outlook.com email and calendar sync. Mail works fine, but I cannot connect using the tbsync and eas sync addons. When I try to add the account using exchange option, it just keeps querying for my credentials and reporting http 401 errors saying the credentials are incorrect. What is the answer??

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To use an Exchange account, you need a proprietary addon, either Exquilla or Owl. Neither is free, but neither is expensive. OR, you can download the free Davmail and set that up for the account.

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I am getting email from my outlook account, but I cannot pull down the contacts or calendar from outlook. Using tbsync, I am getting a message that my credentials do not authenticate. I am using the free outlook version, not office 365.