How to connect my outlook account to Icedove ?
Hello Trisquel community,
I've recently moved to the Freedom side of the force by installing Trisquel, and I would like to use Icedove as my email client.
Unfortunately I was unable to connect to my outlook account, it asks me for a domain name that I don't have. Anything I've tried failed. Usually now I think Outlook emails requires an Oauth authentication ?
I also tried to connect with a protonmail address but I didn't worked too.
Is it possible to connect any of these emails to IceDove ?
Also I would like to know if there was a "free" email that I could use other than a Microsoft/Gmail email account ?
Thanks for any help !
Antoine
> a "free" email that I could use other than a Microsoft/Gmail email account ?
This may need a refreshing touch, but is a good place to start scanning available options:
https://www.fsf.org/resources/webmail-systems
Note that Disroot (the last item in the "Not Recommended" list) is currently using Roundcube, which is released under GPLv3, instead of Rainloop, which apparently had a nonfree version. Not sure whether nonfree javascript is still needed to register.
Icedove is essentially Thunderbird. Documentation for Thunderbird applies. For instance, https://support.mozilla.org/fr/kb/thunderbird-et-hotmail (I assume from your name that you speak French; maybe I am wrong).
Yup. That's one of the main advantages that MS Accounts have in common when all the Hotmail/Windows Live Mail accounts has been merged from a more closed ecosystem to a Microsoft Exchange based infrastructure (IMAP and SMTP settings for easier access to mail servers). However, e-mail as such is insecure by default, as it's stated by Cock(dot)li website:
How can I trust you?
You can't. Cock.li doesn't parse your E-mail to provide you with targeted ads, nor does cock.li read E-mail contents unless it's for a legal court order. However, it is 100% possible for me to read E-mail, and IMAP/SMTP doesn't provide user-side/client-side encryption, so you're just going to have to take my word for it. Any encryption implementation would still technically allow me to read E-mail, too. This was true for Lavabit as well -- while your E-mail was stored encrypted (only if you were a paid member, which most people forget), E-mail could still technically be intercepted while being received / sent (SMTP), or while being read by your mail client (IMAP). For privacy, we recommend encrypting your E-mails using PGP using a mail client add-on like Enigmail, or downloading your mail locally with POP and regularly deleting your mail from our server.
Thank you both for your replies!
@Magic Banana > en effet ;)
I followed the documentation and it worked, finally. Thank you
@prospero
I'm surprised most of the providers in the list requires a paiment to open an account. Because they are listed on the fsf.org website means they can be truthted ?
That page is about whether those services can be used with libre software only. Some of the service providers charge users for the provided services, which is common practice in our economic system. Some choose to rely on donations instead, making freedom costless for many of their users. It is still a good idea to consider donations, since running services for remote users obviously implies costs.
Note that whichever email service provider you choose, end-to-end encryption remains the most critical factor to protect your privacy. See https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org/en for a step-by-step guide
I am a translator!
Welcome!
> I'm surprised most of the providers in the list requires a paiment to open an account. Because they are listed on the fsf.org website means they can be truthted ?
Running a mail server has some cost so I don't find it unreasonable to charge a small fee.
I cannot say anything about the providers listed on the fsf.org website. I am a member of FDN (see https://www.fdn.fr) and of Libre en communs (https://www.a-lec.org), both provide an email address to members, the membership fee is pretty low. They are both free software enthusiasts, use their own infrastructure and are certainly trustable. Libre en communs also proposes a number of services even without being a member (see at https://www.chalec.org) but not email. Among these services, there is xmpp and there are open group chats that you can join. Default language is French. Libre en communs is mostly funded by donations from enthusiasts.
It make sens, it needs some adaptation time for someone not used to the free philosophy
Thanks again for the explanations and links i'm reading it all