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
    2024-09-14T01:47:47+00:00

    I'm 73 years old, if that's any consolation... What email clients do you have and use? Please list ALL of them, what version they are, what platform they are installed on, and what protocol (POP, IMAP, or Exchange Server) each uses so we can tell you which ones will work without any changes, which ones will need attention, and what specific attention each of these will need. Thanks!!

    Replying to Stan

    I use the mail app on the IPhone 7plus cell phone and also use the mail app on my MacBook Air. I have macOS High Sierra on the MacBook air if that helps. I am wondering if I need to delete and reinstall my hotmail accounts.

    The incoming mail server is:

    IMAP-mail.outlook.com and the

    Outgoing mail server is:

    smtp-mail.outlook.com

    Thank you. I hope you see this before Monday the 16th.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-09-14T01:17:52+00:00

    Hotmail.com or outlook.com on PC.

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  3. Hal Hostetler MVP-Outlook 12,011 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2024-09-13T23:47:22+00:00

    Microsoft's records apparently indicate one of the two accounts is being accessed by an email application that may have an issue. Do you get your email on a PC, a Mac, Android phone, or iPhone? Would you please post a screen shot of what icon you click to get your email from this MSN account? Do you use the same icon for both accounts?

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  4. Hal Hostetler MVP-Outlook 12,011 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2024-09-13T23:41:53+00:00

    What you need to do, if anything, depends on what email program you use and how you've connected it to Outlook.com/Live mail/Hotmail/MSN mail. To start with, do you get your email on a PC, a Mac, Android phone, or iPhone? Would you please post a screen shot of what icon you click to get your email?

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-09-13T14:28:57+00:00

    What if your email account is .msn.com? I have 2 different emails.msn.com and only getting the message for one of the emails?

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