Cannot setup Mail account

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Cannot setup Mail account

I keep trying but it just never seems to work. Thunderbird will work fine. How can I be messing up something so simple as Mail?

iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.1)

Posted on Nov 8, 2009 5:43 AM

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Answer 1

Nov 8, 2009 8:03 AM in response to captgadget

captgadget wrote:
I keep trying

Details, please. Trying what?

but it just never seems to work.

In what way?

Have you tried Mail's "Connection Doctor" window?

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Answer 2

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Nov 8, 2009 12:04 PM in response to William-Boyd-Jr

You know, I have an old e-mac running 10.4.11 and it runs mail just fine. Then I get to Leopard, enter the same info and it won't send or receive mail. I just tried to send an e-mail and here's the message i get: cannot send the message using gpcom.net & you run connection doctor and connection and login to server succeeded and connection to server succeeded, no login required. Nothing to me, but maybe there is to you.

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Answer 3

Nov 8, 2009 1:05 PM in response to captgadget

captgadget wrote:
You know, I have an old e-mac running 10.4.11 and it runs mail just fine. Then I get to Leopard, enter the same info and it won't send or receive mail. I just tried to send an e-mail and here's the message i get: cannot send the message using gpcom.net

"gpcom.net" doesn't sound like the name of a mail server. Those often have names like "pop.gpcom.net" or "smtp.gpcom.net". What server names do the instructions of your mail service tell you to use? Are you trying to use a POP3 or IMAP service?

no login required

That's uncommon, at least for reading of e-mail.

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