[Akonadi] [Bug 489578] New: Outlook.com email accounts will stop working on September 16, 2024

[Loren Burkholder]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=489578

            Bug ID: 489578
           Summary: Outlook.com email accounts will stop working on
                    September 16, 2024
    Classification: Frameworks and Libraries
           Product: Akonadi
           Version: 6.1.0
          Platform: openSUSE
                OS: Linux
            Status: REPORTED
          Severity: major
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
          Assignee: kdepim-bugs at kde.org
          Reporter: computersemiexpert at outlook.com
                CC: carl at carlschwan.eu
  Target Milestone: ---

Created attachment 171259
  --> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=171259&action=edit
Microsoft's warning email about the upcoming changes

SUMMARY
I received an email from Microsoft today stating that they will disable
traditional username-and-password authentication entirely on September 16,
2024. Previously you could generate app passwords to continue using normal IMAP
authentication in KMail, but it sounds like this will not work.

If Akonadi does not get support for Microsoft accounts, KMail users (as well as
any other app that uses Akonadi for emails, like Merkuro) will no longer be
able to read any Microsoft-hosted email, including @outlook.com addresses,
@hotmail.com addresses, and any corporate addresses provided by O365.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Sign into KMail with a Microsoft-hosted email account
2. Wait until September 16, 2024
3. Your email will no longer sync

OBSERVED RESULT
not applicable as it is not yet September 16

EXPECTED RESULT
Ideally a Microsoft account plugin will be developed for Akonadi.

A workaround is to use Thunderbird or live.com to read mail; however, I prefer
KMail.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
KDE Plasma Version: 6.0.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.3.0
Qt Version: 6.7.1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Microsoft's support article about the upcoming switch:
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

A screenshot of the email from Microsoft is attached.

This could arguably be classified as a dupe of
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=485737.

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