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Microsoft "outlook.com" email accounts security?

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graham90
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I have received an email from Microsoft on five out of seven of my outlook.com accounts which informs me :-

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 email and calendar apps which ask you to sign in with only your Microsoft Account username and password. To keep you safe you will need to use a mail or calendar app which supports Microsoft’s modern authentication methods. If you do not act, your third-party email apps will no longer be able to access your Outlook.com, Hotmail or Live.com email address on September 16th.

Is this correct or a scam. If correct, will Thunderbird be OK?

Cheers, Graham Davies. 9th July 2024.

I have received an email from Microsoft on five out of seven of my outlook.com accounts which informs me :- ''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 email and calendar apps which ask you to sign in with only your Microsoft Account username and password. To keep you safe you will need to use a mail or calendar app which supports Microsoft’s modern authentication methods. If you do not act, your third-party email apps will no longer be able to access your Outlook.com, Hotmail or Live.com email address on September 16th. '' Is this correct or a scam. If correct, will Thunderbird be OK? Cheers, Graham Davies. 9th July 2024.

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david
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Yes, you're okay with Thunderbird if you are using the specified Microsoft input and SMTP servers and OAUTH2. The Microsoft link even spoke to the specific Thunderbird changes: 

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/modern-authentication-methods-now-needed-to-continue-syncing-outlook-email-in-non-microsoft-email-apps-c5d65390-9676-4763-b41f-d7986499a90d

Many users were already okay, but this is a notice for those still using 'normal password' This URL also provides that: 

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/microsoft-oauth-authentication-and-thunderbird-202

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