What is .mac and .me mail? I already have .icloud mail account, yet, my .mac and .me accounts gets a ton of emails everyday.

how do I get rid of .mac and .me email account. will it affect my .icloud account if I do? frankly, I do not understand why there are too many mail configurations.I tried "hide my emails" and all the spams landed on .mac.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 13.0

Posted on Dec 11, 2022 3:32 PM

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Dec 11, 2022 5:11 PM in response to augusty35

What is .mac and .me mail?

The @mac.com and @me.com email addresses are the legacy of Apple's early cloud services and are now part of your iCloud email.

Apple explains this in the support document iCloud: About your @icloud.com, @me.com, and @mac.com email addresses - Apple Support

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