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@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ FairEmail follows all the best practices for an email client as decribed in [thi
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* [(108) Can you add permanently delete messages from any folder?](#user-content-faq108)
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* [(108) Can you add permanently delete messages from any folder?](#user-content-faq108)
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* [~~(109) Why is 'select account' available in official versions only?~~](#user-content-faq109)
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* [~~(109) Why is 'select account' available in official versions only?~~](#user-content-faq109)
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* [(110) Why are (some) messages empty and/or attachments corrupted?](#user-content-faq110)
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* [(110) Why are (some) messages empty and/or attachments corrupted?](#user-content-faq110)
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* [(111) Can you add OAuth authentication?](#user-content-faq111)
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[I have another question.](#support)
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[I have another question.](#support)
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@ -480,11 +481,6 @@ Searching messages is a pro feature.
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To use Outlook or Hotmail with two factor authentication enabled, you need to create an app password.
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To use Outlook or Hotmail with two factor authentication enabled, you need to create an app password.
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See [here](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12409/microsoft-account-app-passwords-two-step-verification) for the details.
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See [here](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12409/microsoft-account-app-passwords-two-step-verification) for the details.
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Unfortunately, Outlook and Hotmail do not properly support OAuth for IMAP/SMTP connections, so there is no other way.
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Technical background: [MSAL](https://github.com/AzureAD/microsoft-authentication-library-for-android) is supported for business accounts only
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and OAuth requires embedding a client secret in the app.
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<a name="faq15"></a>
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<a name="faq15"></a>
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* LOGIN
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* LOGIN
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* PLAIN
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* PLAIN
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* NTLM (untested)
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* NTLM (untested)
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* XOAUTH2 (used when a Google account is selected)
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SASL authentication methods, like CRAM-MD5, are not supported
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SASL authentication methods, like CRAM-MD5, are not supported
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because [JavaMail for Android](https://javaee.github.io/javamail/Android) does not support SASL authentication.
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because [JavaMail for Android](https://javaee.github.io/javamail/Android) does not support SASL authentication.
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<a name="faq111"></a>
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**(111) Can you add OAuth authentication?**
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OAuth authentication requires creating an online (Google, Microsoft, etc) app,
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which would make authentication for many people dependent on one account, which is a bad idea.
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Google requires requesting special permission for the online app every year and has appeared to be unreliable in granting this permission.
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When requested permission for FairEmail, the request was denied with the remark that send permission would be enough, right ...
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Outlook and Hotmail do not properly support OAuth for IMAP/SMTP connections.
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[MSAL](https://github.com/AzureAD/microsoft-authentication-library-for-android) is supported for business accounts only
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and OAuth requires embedding a client secret in the app.
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## Support
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## Support
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M66B
6 years ago