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Odd question:email iPhone vs Mac

Does the proximity of an iPhone affect how email is received on a desktop Mac?

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Aug 5, 2022 1:19 PM

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Posted on Aug 10, 2022 11:49 PM

it should not, proximity should only affect if the mac would also receive calls when the iphone rings

what affect the email is

you can read about mail here What is IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol)? (techtarget.com)

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Aug 10, 2022 11:49 PM in response to curly1

it should not, proximity should only affect if the mac would also receive calls when the iphone rings

what affect the email is

you can read about mail here What is IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol)? (techtarget.com)

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Aug 5, 2022 2:48 PM in response to curly1

There are filters that can be set for the Mac version of Apple Mail that are simply not available for iPhone.

Click ▶︎ Mail User Guide.

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Aug 10, 2022 11:28 AM in response to Smilin-Brian

Sorry for the delay in replying and I thank you for your message although it didn't address my question.

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