[NJTechDiv] multi factor authentication

Wed Feb 18 19:03:27 UTC 2026

Dear nfb.net, Google has gone crazy. It tells you to create a passkey, but it doesn’t tell you touch the button the home button or if it does it doesn’t work. I don’t have an answer, but I have the same question so it doesn’t work when I go on Google groups. Thank you!!!
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> On Mar 15, 2025, at 5:59 PM, laurie neidhart <bookworm441 at icloud.com> wrote:
> 
> Dear dear NFB!! I know I’m writing late. I try to go on Microsoft and every single year. You have to re-login else it doesn’t let you in, I’m great with iOS. I put my regular account in there and it was fine and then oops it’s stopped working and oops I have to make a new account. They’re really strict, I think Google and iOS are easier, But I love Apple and I understand that you love your PC. It just seems that Microsoft is very old-fashioned and laid-back and hard. I got a lot of mails that were set to. I think Firefox and they weren’t even sent because I got to go back to my mailboxes which was a Microsoft one and didn’t login and they’re all whoops. I can’t do much, but I wanna share this with you. Please and thank you!!! Thrive alive in 2025 thrive alive in 2025!!! Laurie N123 at iCloud.com. Laurie.
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>> On Jul 13, 2024, at 8:18 AM, Tracy Carcione via NJTechDiv <njtechdiv at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> OK, I've sent your message to the NFBCS list.  I included your email
>> address, and I can pass on anything useful if people just reply to the list.
>> Tracy
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: NJTechDiv <njtechdiv-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Mario Brusco via
>> NJTechDiv
>> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2024 6:56 PM
>> To: Tracy Carcione via NJTechDiv <njtechdiv at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Mario Brusco <mrb620 at hotmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [NJTechDiv] multi factor authentication
>> 
>> Tracy, I honestly don't think the Disability Answer Desk will help because
>> they will discover I'm using Thunderbird and say they can't assist with non
>> Microsoft software. Anyway, the call will have to wait til Monday.
>> 
>> And thank you for your offer to ask the NFB Computer Science Division/group.
>> Maybe you should ask anyway to see if someone responds in a favorable way.
>> Hopefully someone knows, especially someone who uses Thunderbird.
>> 
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> From: Tracy Carcione via NJTechDiv [mailto:njtechdiv at nfbnet.org]
>> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2024 at 4:36 PM
>> To: 'New Jersey Technology Division List' <njtechdiv at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: carcione at access.net
>> Subject: [NJTechDiv] multi factor authentication Hi Mario.
>> I think you'll have to call Microsoft Disability.  I know it's not a screen
>> reader related problem, but they did try to help me with my email setup a
>> while back.  Worth a try.
>> If they can't help you, say so and I'll write to NFBCS on your behalf.
>> Someone there may know the answer.
>> Tracy
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: NJTechDiv <njtechdiv-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Mario Brusco via
>> NJTechDiv
>> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2024 4:17 PM
>> To: njtechdiv at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: Mario Brusco <mrb620 at hotmail.com>
>> Subject: [NJTechDiv] multi factor authentication
>> 
>> On July 3, I received an email from Microsoft notifying me that it would be
>> necessary for me to update the sign-in technology of my Hotmail account
>> before September 16th, 2024 to maintain email access.
>> 
>> Since I use Thunderbird with my Hotmail account using POP:
>> 
>> Basically, what I need to do is to change the authentication method of the
>> POP and SMTP server to use OAuth2. It seems to be straight forward, but I'm
>> finding that it's not.
>> 
>> The instructions specify that the address for the POP server should be
>> outlook.office365.com, but immediately I receive an error that a login to
>> office365.com cannot be completed, and therefore I cannot continue with the
>> rest of the instructions. If I leave the address as POP-mail.outlook.com, I
>> can then choose OAuth2 for the authentication method, and continue with the
>> rest of the instructions.
>> 
>> Now, the SMTP server should be SMTP-mail.outlook.com, but there is no choice
>> of OAuth2 for authentication. However if I change the address to
>> SMTP.office365.com, I can choose OAuth2 for the authentication, but when I
>> press the OK button, I receive an error that the login to smtp.office365.com
>> cannot be completed.
>> 
>> The resource that started this mess is:
>> 
>> https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/microsoft-oauth-authentication-and-thun
>> derbird-202#w_changes-to-authentication
>> 
>> I would appreciate any help as to what the server addresses and other
>> settings if warranted should be. I'd like to get this done as soon as
>> possible so retrieving and sending email from me continues after 9/16/24.
>> 
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