Problems with Microsoft Webmail?
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Does anyone else have problems with Microsoft webmail and Linux/Vivaldi?
I have a Hotmail account which I can no longer access through Vivaldi or Vivaldi's internal mail client. Authentication fails. I am prompted to get a code emailed to my recovery address. I get the code and enter it, and there is merely a loop back to the code prompt.
Meanwhile, everything works fine in Google Chrome. And formerly the Vivaldi mail client worked just fine, too. But I seem to remember that Web access did not.
This isn't an issue that I care a whole lot about, but it is interesting. It would be nice/convenient if I could get access going again with the Vivaldi mail client, but there is nothing critical here.
I have not tested access with Vivaldi in Windows. I do not want to set off too many automated alarm bells at Microsoft with failed login attempts and then have to jump through hoops to get things out of lock down.
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@d_canard
Hi, I tested Outlook web client because a user report missing notifications.
No login issues with Vivaldi 7.0 and my internal 7.1.
By the way, I use this account with the Vivaldi mail client too, using OAuth login.
What kind of account is this, Office365, Outlook.com?
I have a Outlook.de account. -
@d_canard See this thread.
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Thank you both for the replies.
I have the Vivaldi mail client working again. I deleted the Hotmail account and recreated it using OAuth.
I haven't tried accessing the webmail interface again. I don't want to run the gauntlet of security checks and codes again.
It is difficult to know what is going on here with the web access. I have a variety of DNS control things going on, and I know that Chrome can and does bypass local DNS settings to use Google's DNS servers. Perhaps Vivaldi doesn't go quite as rogue as Chrome. I haven't tried the Hotmail account with Firefox. But ... hey ... it's working with the Vivaldi client. Good enough. The dog can sleep for the moment.
Thanks again.
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@d_canard You're welcome.
Typing
chrome://settings/securityin the Address Bar will bring up among the settings, Use Secure DNS. This will allow the user to select an alternate DNS service, aside from the local provider and Google. If a user chooses to use Quad9, the URL will have to be manually input using the Add custom DNS server provider option, using the URLs shown on the Quad9 web site.
