

Please make sure that you have enabled IMAP before you start the migration process. Enable IMAP for Gmail and Google Workspace Accounts You'll also have to do this if your admin is planning to migrate your Gmail or Google Workspace Gmail to Microsoft 365 or Office 365. You need to turn on 2-step verification for Gmail and then create an app password that Office 365 will use with your Gmail address to make the connection. For companies using any other email service such as Yahoo, you'll want to use SMTP.The ability to add new accounts to Outlook on the web using the Connected accounts feature was removed in September 2018.īefore you connect to your Gmail account from Outlook on the web, or add a Gmail account to Outlook, you need to prepare your Gmail account. For companies using Gmail, you'll want to use the Gmail integration. For companies using Microsoft 365, you'll want to use the Office 365 direct integration.

This setting does not require a specific email provider but may require some additional configuration in Acctivate in order to be used.

Emails are sent from Acctivate through your Office account. Microsoft 365Īcctivate can connect directly to your O365 account via an OAuth2 connection.

This article will briefly explain how SMTP, O365 and Gmail API email protocols work, as well as when it’s beneficial to use one over the other two. Acctivate may be configured to send email through Office 365, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), and Gmail API (Gmail) When choosing which protocol to use, it’s important to understand the basic differences between the three.
