January 2023 - Blind-sysadmins - lists.hodgsonfamily.org

Ubiquiti and/or PFSense access
by Andrew Hodgson 30 Apr '23

30 Apr '23

Hi all, I have a new flat and with it comes a 1GBPs Ethernet connection as part of the building service. The router they have given me is causing me a lot of issues so I want to upgrade it. I have been looking at different models and I have discount a lot due to the 1GBPs connection. I have a Sophos router from a previous job, but it doesn't support IPV6. At this point I am looking at potentially going with a Synology router, the Unifi kit or a PFSense build. has anyone used any of this and can comment on the usability with JFW? i know the Synology will be pritty much the same as the NAS, though they don't have a demo site for the router. I am going to check out the Ubiquiti demo site next but I know people on this list were using it. Thanks. Andrew.

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Accessing Microsoft 365 mail from Linux
by Jason White 02 Feb '23

02 Feb '23

What is currently my best and most screen reader accessible option for working with Microsoft 365-hosted mail (Exchange Online) when running Linux? I’ve enabled IMAP and SMTP access in the Exchange Online configuration. It’s my Microsoft 365 subscription, which I recently upgraded to include e-mail, Microsoft Teams, etc., and intended for professional/career-related use. However, and for good reasons, Microsoft now requires the use of OAuth 2.0 authorization for both IMAP and SMTP connections. My options so far appear to be as follows. Mozilla Thunderbird, which I’m already using with my Linux-hosted IMAP account. Unfortunately, authentication in Microsoft 365 is currently an open bug which is being actively worked on by Mozilla, introduced in the most recent Thunderbird release. I expect this is my best option, and I can afford to wait a while for them to resolve the bug. Evolution: not very accessible with a screen reader, as I recall. DavMail: This is another possibility. It essentially accesses Microsoft servers and makes mail, contacts and calendar available locally via their respective protocols (IMAP, SMTP, CalDAV/CardDAV). I don’t know how reliably it works with Microsoft’s current authentication and authorization scheme, though. The outlook.office365.com <http://outlook.office365.com/> Web interface: probably workable, but not ideal - I would prefer to have both of my mail accounts in the same client. Comments welcome.

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Microsoft certification exam accommodations survey
by Ryan Shugart 11 Jan '23

11 Jan '23

Hi all: Earlier I had posted to this group about a survey Microsoft was running regarding accommodation's for certification exams. This survey had been scheduled to end on 12/16, however the date has been extended until 12/31. If anyone is interested, you can take the survey here<https://forms.office.com/r/XY7S7JgKL6>. My apologies for the late notice of the extension, I have been on vacation for the past few weeks. If there are any accessibility issues taking the survey, please reach out to the Enterprise Disability Answer Desk<mailto:edad@microsoft.com> for assistance. Thanks a lot. Ryan Ryan Shugart Senior Program Manager, Cloud+AI Accessibility Microsoft Corporation 425-705-1262

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