But Google obviously doesn’t care about that. So if I’m going to take any software provider seriously they’re going to have to show me their capability in providing 256-bit hashes.
#Using gmail account in outlook 2013 how to
In my usual industry reading nearly two decades ago, script kiddies were figuring out how to hack 128-bit password hashes. Google’s Spring 2022 throwback ‘app generated’ password is 75-bits weak. When one sets up proper authentication handshakes and firewalls, that’s pretty good for many uses. Part 1: Configure Gmail Settings for Accessing Mail via Outlook Part 2. In this instance I’m writing about, Google has knowingly crippled one of my longstanding password strategies, by which I use dedicated 33-character, randomly-generated passwords, which have around 177-bit strength. Adding Your Gmail (G Suite) Account to Microsoft Outlook 2013 Introduction: POP3 vs. They have long distinguished track records of being careless with their customers’ data and metadata. Here’s one reason why I might think about that… both Google and Microsoft exist to make great gobs of money for their owners and stockholders. That would eliminate the need for an app-specific password. Since you’re using Outlook 2019, perhaps you might want to pursue using OAuth/2, which is a modern authentication standard that, I thought, Outlook 2019 fully supports. In short, it’s long been a full-text search for anything anywhere in the message (from, to, subject, message body, headers, etc.) I’m not sure if X400 is still in there (for compatibility sake) but it works using internet email addresses and so does Active Directory. Like search has been much improved since you had to work with it.
#Using gmail account in outlook 2013 archive
PST files may still be used for archive purposes, but the main message has long been an OST file which is essentially a local copy of the mailbox on the server. What versions of Outlook and Exchange were you using? What you complain about was true once upon a time (Exchange 2000) but it’s not now and hasn’t been for a while. I use Thunderbird (and sync calendars via Google Calendar). Instead of having easily identified fields (To, From, CC, Body, etc.) to search on, Outlook allows you to search on “well-known fields” and other obscure criteria. In a heterogeneous world (Outlook / non-Outlook) the SMTP addressees can’t reply/all to the X.400 addressees.ģ. There is a practical upper limit to PST file size.Ģ, Outlook with Exchange Server uses an X.400 directory instead of regular SMTP addresses. Account Settings: Enter your Name as you want it to appear on your outbound email messages. PST files - database files which ultimately become corrupted, and have to be periodically fixed with SCANPST.EXE. (I’m now retired.) I was a Windows 7 Desktop Admin, and I utterly hated Outlook. I was forced to use Outlook with Microsoft Exchange Server at my employer’s. I’d echo Susan’s comments re: don’t be hooked on Outlook.