This page is to help organize information about UWaterloo.ca email accounts, particularly how to set up third-party clients.
The University of Waterloo uses Microsoft Office 365 Education for email and protects these accounts with Duo 2FA. Of course, this works with Microsoft's official clients, including webmail, but it makes using third-party clients more complicated.
This is an incomplete list of third-party clients known to be usable with UWaterloo.ca email. Please add to this list if you've gotten another client working!
Client | Platform | Works with U2F | Notes | Guide |
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DavMail | desktop | yes | bridge to connect Microsoft accounts to IMAP clients | UWaterlooEmailDavmail |
Evolution | Linux | no (can't create popup window) | EWS plugin, supports some extra functionality like using the university address book | UWaterlooEmailEvolution |
Thunderbird | desktop | no![]() |
IMAP with OAuth2 | UWaterlooEmailThunderbird |