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<p dir="auto">This may be the wrong forum for my question but I’m feeling adventurous…so here goes…</p>
<p dir="auto">Is there any technical reason, such as infosec, to remove IMAP\SMTP from one’s network? I am by no means an IMAP\SMTP guru but I have used them at various levels for the better part of 15+ years and my experience has been that when used properly, both protocols are perfectly secure.</p>
<p dir="auto">I’m sure there some things I’m not seeing here so gurus-at-large, have at it and educate me…</p>
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<p dir="auto">On 4 Feb 2021, at 7:25, Robert Brenstein wrote:</p>
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<p dir="auto">On 4 Feb 2021, at 10:47, Charlie Clark wrote:</p>
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<p dir="auto">On 4 Feb 2021, at 5:48, Harvey S. Leff wrote:</p>
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<p dir="auto">MailMate aficionados,<br>
I received the message below saying that my university’s email services would no longer use IMAP.</p>
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<p dir="auto">This really is quite worrying given that certificate-based e-mail has been possible for years, if not decades. What the world doesn't need is more proprietary, locked in systems where vendors get to choose what is and is not suitable…</p>
<p dir="auto">Charlie</p>
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<p dir="auto">What the message from OP’s university says is that they are disabling IMAP and SMTP protocols on their Office 365 service. That is an optional access to Office 365, which itself has always been proprietary, Charlie. If there is enough people at the university that do not have mail clients that work natively with Office 365, there might be enough complaints that the service is restored. This is up local politics._______________________________________________<br>
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