Login or password error when setting it up in Thunderbird?
Try using the username as the whole address rather than the first bit. For example use gecblog@uowmail.edu.au as the username instead of just gecblog. The Outlook exchange server is used by many different e-mail groups not just for example uowmail.edu.au so, you need to input that as well.
Common error message you get when this setting is incorrectly set up:
"Login Failed"
"Login to server pod51008@outlook.com failed."
"Retry, Enter New Password, Cancel"