Outlook and CRAM-MD5 POP/IMAP authentication

[hever]

Hello,

I read that Outlook Express is not able to hanlde CRAM-MD5
authentications.
Are there also official Informations or Microsoft statements why not?

Now my question is can the big Outlook (whatever Version) handle CRAM-
MD5 POP/IMAP authentications? I found nothing to configure it and it
isn't used by default if only CRAM-MD5 is possible. If it isn't
possible I don't really understand why Microsoft can sell this product
for such a high price, when a simple non-plaintext authentication
isn't available...

If it can't what non-plaintext authentications does Outlook or Outlook
Express provide ?
And are there official Informations, why it doesn't work or will not
work in the future ?

(I know they're providing TLS/SSL. Both tested with POP, IMAP, SMTP)

 

[F.H. Muffman]

I read that Outlook Express is not able to hanlde CRAM-MD5

authentications.
Are there also official Informations or Microsoft statements why not?

Doubt it, but you might want to ask in microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general.
OE isn't related to Outlook in any way.

Now my question is can the big Outlook (whatever Version) handle CRAM-
MD5 POP/IMAP authentications? I found nothing to configure it and it
isn't used by default if only CRAM-MD5 is possible.

No, it can't.

If it isn't
possible I don't really understand why Microsoft can sell this product
for such a high price, when a simple non-plaintext authentication
isn't available...

Probably because most users don't care about it, and most of the people who
aren't users now wouldn't base their purchasing decision based on that single
feature.

If it can't what non-plaintext authentications does Outlook

Out of the box, SSL is all you get for authentication. Well, and no SSL.

or Outlook Express provide ?

No idea about OE. Again, wrong group for that.

And are there official Informations, why it doesn't work or will not
work in the future ?
(I know they're providing TLS/SSL. Both tested with POP, IMAP, SMTP)

I doubt there is, but if there is, it'll be on technet or msdn. You might
want to check the Outlook team blog and see if they have a recent post your
a contact us.