Unicode character in passwords
Thu, 25 Aug 2016 11:26:47 +0200
#^Authentication fails when you use an IMAP server in Outlook 2016
#fail
Cause
This issue may occur because you have a Unicode character in your password, such as one of the following:
ä
ö
ü
Workaround
Method 1: Change your password
Method 2: Use a different protocol than IMAP
Method 3: Use Outlook 2013
#fail
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I know the guy who created the first Microsoft IMAP server - Larry Osterman. We were bitter enemies, but I still respected him. Unfortunately now these projects are in maintenance mode and the folks maintaining them are recent grads that really have no idea what they're doing. It's a shit job. The good devs have all moved on to better stuff.