Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 29, 2023, at 7:25 AM, tom petch <daedulus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Microsoft seems to take the opposite view with Outlook. They have withdrawn support for the traditional forms of authentication and are now promoting the use of OAUTH as an alternative. That certainly harms interoperability. > > The cynic (me!) might think that this advances the cause of those websites whose primary mission it to maximise the amount of personal data that can be harvested and monetised (or is that all websites nowadays?). That’s not being cynical; that’s being a careful observer. Keith