Cannot send email - no account?

[Gary]

@electronicsguy

If you guys know the problem, why don’t you make it the default protocol for Hotmail/outlook accounts in the first place?

We do. If you setup an MS account, it will have AirSync enabled by default.

@electronicsguy

Says MS stopped supporting airsync

That post is from 2015 or 2016. It was for a different issue and has no relevance to you not having AirSync enabled.

We made an announcement about the issue with your email provider in February when the problem was discovered. This post has links to others that explain the need to use AirSync to send messages.

Problems when sending emails via SMTP with outlook.com accounts

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