diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index e2dc50d021..31e73711a9 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -321,6 +321,9 @@ See [here](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12409/microsoft-account-app- Unfortunately, Outlook doesn't properly support OAuth for IMAP/SMTP connections, so there is no other way. +Technical background: [MSAL](https://github.com/AzureAD/microsoft-authentication-library-for-android) is supported for business accounts only +and OAuth requires embedding a client secret in the app. +
@@ -979,6 +982,7 @@ The following authentication methods are supported and used in this order: SASL authentication methods, like CRAM-MD5, are not supported because [JavaMail for Android](https://javaee.github.io/javamail/Android) does not support SASL authentication. +If using secure connections, a must today, there is little value in using CRAM-MD5 anyway. If your provider requires an unsupported authentication method, you'll likely get the error message *authentication failed*.