Microsoft to scramble Outlook emails

My question now is how is this going to effect non-microsoft webmail sites?
 
Probably encrypted between latest exchange and latest client

exchange probably will decrypt the message when it is delivered via pop3/imap to older clients?

I expect the NSA to come a'knocking for a back door...
 
I think they are referring to the Outlook.com webmail service, and not the MS Outlook desktop application. Probably referring to the encryption of in-transit email between mail servers.

There is not much more that MS can do MS Outlook to improve security, without breaking the internet (i.e. email standards).
 
Saajid said:
I think they are referring to the Outlook.com webmail service, and not the MS Outlook desktop application. Probably referring to the encryption of in-transit email between mail servers.

There is not much more that MS can do MS Outlook to improve security, without breaking the internet (i.e. email standards).
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That's what I was also thinking.

Outlook Anywhere (over https) uses certain ports, these can be encrypted.

The breakdown comes when non-M$ clients use different protocols (eg POP3/IMAP) to access the Exchange server. If M$ thinks they can do away with POP3/IMAP and force the world to use Outlook/Exchange, they are sadly mistaken...
 
The_Librarian said:
That's what I was also thinking.

Outlook Anywhere (over https) uses certain ports, these can be encrypted.

The breakdown comes when non-M$ clients use different protocols (eg POP3/IMAP) to access the Exchange server. If M$ thinks they can do away with POP3/IMAP and force the world to use Outlook/Exchange, they are sadly mistaken...
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They mentioned this:

Toughened encryption at Outlook and Microsoft OneDrive online data storage service came less than a month after the technology titan got low marks in a Google ranking of such defences against online snooping.
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Which will make the service relevant to their Outlook.com brand, this entails their Azure services on which 365 is also a service. This do have its own exchange, blah-blah, etc. protocols which can be managed internally by MS.

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Oops, only see now that Saajid did mention Outlook.com.
 
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At first upon opening the article one would think they are talking about the desktop app but after quick inspection you realize its their webmail service. Why they chose the same name as their desktop name i do not know. Anyway i think Edward Snowden did the world a big favour at the expense of his freedom, he deserves a Bells& more
 
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