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Robert Hagemann

Q: What causes "Cannot  get mail" The connection to the server failed.

Although my email messages are still being downloaded to my iPhone 6, I recently started to systematically get the following error message: "Cannot Get Mail. The connection to the server failed."

 

What could be the cause of this error, which only appeared after updating the iOS to 8.3.

 

Thanks.

Posted on Apr 23, 2015 5:55 AM

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  • by DFWKen,

    DFWKen DFWKen Jun 11, 2015 3:09 PM in response to Robert Hagemann
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    Jun 11, 2015 3:09 PM in response to Robert Hagemann

    I'm getting the exact same thing. Updated to 8.3 and immediately it began giving this "Cannot Get Mail"  "The connection to the server failed."  But I AM getting mail just fine.  The error message appears to be lying. 

     

    Like I say, it was working just fine until immediately after updating to 8.3.  It's been giving this error message ever since. 

     

    Ken