Email from Microsoft titled "Action Needed – You may lose access to some of your third-party mail and calendar apps" Is this a scam?

Anonymous
2024-06-29T22:09:47+00:00

The sender is "******@communication.microsoft.com"

Its telling us that "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."

I access hotmail email accounts from a MacbookAir laptop using the Apple email app. Also access from an iPhone 11.

It seems legit. Can anyone confirm if it is?

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-09-12T12:29:34+00:00

    It was explained to me the other day that Microsoft will no longer accept POP/SMTP interactions, however other servers (who I talke to) will continue to work in Outlook 2016. So, this means that if you are using Microsoft emails like hotmail, live etc. you must begin using the Exchange method to syn with Outlook, but other emails that are not Microsoft will continue on as their servers (unless notified otherwise) will not be affected. If you are on a browser checking your email, this won't affect you either.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-09-12T13:01:03+00:00

    Good morning, Hal. I'm thinking you will be able to easily answer my question. I keep getting the connection/password messages on my iMac running Ventura 13.6.7 for my live.com email account, using the built-in Mail app (blue/white envelope). To do this fix, and when you/the instructions say to delete the account and then set it up again using outlook.com, does that mean my email address changes from live.com to outlook.com? And that would then entail having to notify all my online contacts of my new email address? While that might help reduce the junk email I'm getting, it could still be an onerous task. I'm hoping I'm just not understanding the fix instructions.

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  4. Hal Hostetler MVP-Outlook 12,011 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2024-09-12T23:24:30+00:00

    In this case, Outlook.com = Live.com = Hotmail = MSN mail. No you will not be switched to Outlook.com.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-09-13T00:12:10+00:00

    I am the most non-tech person and I have no idea what to do. I received another email last night this time from outlook which was exactly the same as the first one from microsoft on 6/29/24.

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