If you are a kindred spirit, perhaps this will be of help! She kindly agreed to write up her experiences. IMAP (that is, reading mail) still works, but SMTP (sending mail) does not.Ĭampus IT doesn’t support Thunderbird, but a friend of mine was able to get Thunderbird working. As a security nerd, I applaud this move! But it does mean that Thunderbird die-hards in units who use Microsoft Exchange 365 as their mail server, things don’t “Just Work” anymore. UMass recently upgraded many of its systems to use OAuth2 and two-factor authentication aka “modern authentication” (without allowing fallback to username/password only, aka “legacy authentication”). After your first log in you will only have to perform the MFA step occasionally when your authorization expires.Update : I’m told that UMass changed its Azure authentication policy in late June, and Thunderbird now once again works out-of-the-box with UMass’s Office 365 mail service. An MFA check will be done and you will need to authorize the access using your phone or other device. On your first sign-in your will be asked for your Purdue credential information in a web page window. * If your "Server Name" says "" please change it to Make sure the highlighted section matches the figure. (Be aware that some wording here may be different depending on how you originally set up Thunderbird.) You will need to highlight the server on the list and click "Edit". Going back to the left bar, choose "Outgoing server". These are only settings changes needed here. Set the settings to match what appears in the figure below. The needed setting changes here are under "Security Settings".
In the left hand panel of the page that appears you need to choose "Server Settings". You can do this by right clicking your name in the folders list and choosing "Settings". Start Thunderbird and open your account settings.
This how-to assumes that your Microsoft account is set up properly to use MFA. Step-by-step guideįollow the steps given on migrating your email account to MFA through using Microsoft Outlook's web interface. This guide assumes your Microsoft MFA is configured and working.
If you have not set up your Microsoft multi-factor authorization, please see the Purdue MFA information page and follow the needed steps. Version 78 or later of Thunderbird is required. Any copies that have not been updated for a number of years might not have an "OAUTH2" setting available in the windows below. This guide also assumes your copy of Thunderbird is at least close to being up-to-date. This guide is specifically for current Purdue users of Thunderbird who are migrating the accounts already set up in Mozilla Thunderbird. Converting an existing Thunderbird setup for Microsoft MFA
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