Apple Mail Can't Connect to Server (OS Big Sur 11.1) 4 different email accounts that all work on iPhone and iPad. Network connection works for browser and non-apple apps. Problem just started.
Apple Mail Can't Connect to Server (OS Big Sur 11.1
This is way out of date version of macOS Big Sur and needs to be updated to current version 11.6.4
This may bring a raft of Bug and Security update which maybe be directly related to this issue
Thank you. I did try to upgrade but "an Internet Connection is required" error. So the problem is beyond Apple Mail with Connection to the Internet. The actual Internet connection works for browsing and with the Gmail app. Also, I can ping hosts successfully from Terminal. Email accounts work fine on my iPhone and iPad. My last successful connection was on Feb 23rd as following log shows:
"INITIATING CONNECTION Feb 23 20:37:40.989 host:smtp.gmail.com -- port:587 -- socket:0x0 -- thread:0x600002e1a380
CONNECTED Feb 23 20:37:41.008 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:smtp.gmail.com -- port:587 -- socket:0x600002645500 -- thread:0x600002e1a380"
Ideas??
JAT1942 wrote:
Thank you. I did try to upgrade but "an Internet Connection is required" error. So the problem is beyond Apple Mail with Connection to the Internet. The actual Internet connection works for browsing and with the Gmail app. Also, I can ping hosts successfully from Terminal. Email accounts work fine on my iPhone and iPad. My last successful connection was on Feb 23rd as following log shows:
"INITIATING CONNECTION Feb 23 20:37:40.989 host:smtp.gmail.com -- port:587 -- socket:0x0 -- thread:0x600002e1a380
CONNECTED Feb 23 20:37:41.008 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:smtp.gmail.com -- port:587 -- socket:0x600002645500 -- thread:0x600002e1a380"
Ideas??
If as you mention above " I did try to upgrade but "an Internet Connection is required" error. " then the Apple Mail Application will not work at all until that issue is resolved
So has the email issue also been cleared up since installing Big Sur 11.6.4
It was a Network issue. Resetting the Network Settings and preferences didn't fix it, but reinstalling OS Big Sur did. Solved.
Yes. It was necessary to first reinstall the OS from the Recovery Mode which then added the update. Since it suddenly stopped working on February 23, file corruption was likely.
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Apple Mail Can't Connect to Server (OS Big Sur 11.1) 4 different email accounts that all work on iPhone and iPad. Network connection works for browser and non-apple apps. Problem just started.
