Outlook.com authentication fails

mjfriedman · 09-30-2024, 07:41 AM

Apologies if I'm posting in the wrong sub-forum.

I've been using an outlook.com email account to send fetched news to my Kindle. MS today changed its authentication requirements resulting in Calibre error "Authentication unsuccessful, basic authentication is disabled."

Would really appreciate any guidance how to continue using this email account with Calibre.

Thank you!
Michael

kovidgoyal · 09-30-2024, 08:23 AM

You cant, you have to switch to another email provider. Usually GMX. Just create a free account just for use with calibre.

mjfriedman · 09-30-2024, 09:11 AM

Thank you. Will look into GMX. Also it looks like Yahoo will work once one generates a "device password."

Tacit57 · 10-12-2024, 05:13 AM

GMX does not work too. Got totally stuck

DNSB · 10-12-2024, 05:16 PM

Under Settings => Email => POP3 & IMAP => Read your GMX e-mails via POP3 & IMAP, did you check the enable access to this account box?

ApK · 05-10-2025, 07:00 AM

I tried switching to gmx yesterday. I created an account and was able to do a successful test, then I tried sending my paperwhite a document.
My gmx account was immediately blocked. Support just said the block is not reversible, and they cannot tell me any details about why it was blocked.

09-30-2024, 07:41 AM	#1
mjfriedman Connoisseur Posts: 74 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle Oasis	Outlook.com authentication fails Apologies if I'm posting in the wrong sub-forum. I've been using an outlook.com email account to send fetched news to my Kindle. MS today changed its authentication requirements resulting in Calibre error "Authentication unsuccessful, basic authentication is disabled." Would really appreciate any guidance how to continue using this email account with Calibre. Thank you! Michael

10-12-2024, 05:13 AM	#4
Tacit57 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Kyiv, Ukraine Device: Kindle	GMX does not work too GMX does not work too. Got totally stuck

10-12-2024, 05:16 PM	#5
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 45,210 Karma: 168808723 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Under Settings => Email => POP3 & IMAP => Read your GMX e-mails via POP3 & IMAP, did you check the enable access to this account box? Attached Thumbnails

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09-30-2024, 08:23 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,242 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You cant, you have to switch to another email provider. Usually GMX. Just create a free account just for use with calibre.

09-30-2024, 09:11 AM	#3
mjfriedman Connoisseur Posts: 74 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle Oasis	Thank you. Will look into GMX. Also it looks like Yahoo will work once one generates a "device password."

05-10-2025, 07:00 AM	#6
ApK Award-Winning Participant Posts: 7,384 Karma: 68329346 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ, USA Device: Kindle	I tried switching to gmx yesterday. I created an account and was able to do a successful test, then I tried sending my paperwhite a document. My gmx account was immediately blocked. Support just said the block is not reversible, and they cannot tell me any details about why it was blocked.