Q: Problem with SMTP servers that disappear
I recently upgraded to Sierra official release.
Since then, I can't send no more mail.
I have a special setup in Apple Mail : I config a manual account that has iCloud as IMAP server for reception and Gmail as SMTP server for sending. That allows me to have sort of a double sync at the same time to iCloud and Gmail.
It was working perfectly until then, but after Sierra upgrade it keeps loosing my SMTP server config.
Following some instructions about problems with Mail and Sierra (in this thread : Re: IMAP email accounts gone in Mail after Sierra upgrade), I built up again my Mail, created new account, but the problem remains.
What happens is that it keeps losing my SMTP server. I re-entered it 20 times or more, saving it, but it mysteriously disappears. I go in Mail > Preferences > Accounts, select my manual account and this is what I see under "server settings" :
Password is gone. Username loses the "@gmail.com" part of the email address and Authentication is set to none.
If I fill up all the fiels correctly, change tab, come back : everything is gone !
I tried to delete the smtp server and create a new one, but the same happens.
Anybody is facing a similar problem ? Do you have any idea how to solve it ?
Thanks a lot for helping,
Gabriel
MacBook Pro with Retina display, macOS Sierra (10.12), null
Posted on Sep 22, 2016 5:32 PM

