Outlook and CRAM-MD5 POP/IMAP authentication

H

hever@web.de

Guest
Hello,

I read that Outlook Express is not able to hanlde CRAM-MD5
authentications.
Are there also official Informations or Microsoft statements why not?

Now my question is can the big Outlook (whatever Version) handle CRAM-
MD5 POP/IMAP authentications? I found nothing to configure it and it
isn't used by default if only CRAM-MD5 is possible. If it isn't
possible I don't really understand why Microsoft can sell this product
for such a high price, when a simple non-plaintext authentication
isn't available...

If it can't what non-plaintext authentications does Outlook or Outlook
Express provide ?
And are there official Informations, why it doesn't work or will not
work in the future ?

(I know they're providing TLS/SSL. Both tested with POP, IMAP, SMTP)
 


F

F.H. Muffman

Guest
> I read that Outlook Express is not able to hanlde CRAM-MD5
> authentications.
> Are there also official Informations or Microsoft statements why not?

Doubt it, but you might want to ask in microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general.
OE isn't related to Outlook in any way.

> Now my question is can the big Outlook (whatever Version) handle CRAM-
> MD5 POP/IMAP authentications? I found nothing to configure it and it
> isn't used by default if only CRAM-MD5 is possible.

No, it can't.

> If it isn't
> possible I don't really understand why Microsoft can sell this product
> for such a high price, when a simple non-plaintext authentication
> isn't available...

Probably because most users don't care about it, and most of the people who
aren't users now wouldn't base their purchasing decision based on that single
feature.

> If it can't what non-plaintext authentications does Outlook

Out of the box, SSL is all you get for authentication. Well, and no SSL.

> or Outlook Express provide ?

No idea about OE. Again, wrong group for that.

> And are there official Informations, why it doesn't work or will not
> work in the future ?
> (I know they're providing TLS/SSL. Both tested with POP, IMAP, SMTP)

I doubt there is, but if there is, it'll be on technet or msdn. You might
want to check the Outlook team blog and see if they have a recent post your
a contact us.

--
-f.h.


 

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