Apple Mail not sending EMPTY Emails

I searched like crazy because emails from some accounts got sent from Mac Mail, others didn't . From those that didn't send, they worked from iOS with no problems.

After all I experienced something weird- this seems to be caused, if the email text is empty! From iOS they do have a signature- it works. From Apple Mail some accounts have signatures and work, others don't have ist and won't send. I can reproduce that meanwhile.

I know- one may ask "what sense does an empty mail make" but I sometimes send Mails having a short message just in the subject.

Can someone confirm?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.2

Posted on Sep 14, 2023 7:02 AM

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Sep 14, 2023 7:20 AM in response to thommyboy

Have just tested and below are my finds running Ventura 13.5.2 the latest Stable Version


All Testing in from an iCloud E-Mail Account


Test 1


Addressed to myself with No words in Subject Line and Not Words in body and No Signature


Get a Warning message about No Subject line and choose to send anyways


E-mail Send but Never Appeared in Send Folder Nor Appear in Inbox


Test 2

Repeated above only with words in Subject Line and No Signature


E-mail Sent ok, appeared in Sent Folder and appeared in Inbox


Test 3

Repeat above with Words in Subject Line, Blank in Body , Yes Signature


Same results as Test 2 above


Comment on Effectively Using Subject Line for message and nothing in Body


Our Daughter does this from time to time.


Most annoying and has been informed of this lazy behaviours


She has now taken to actually communicating in more than Acronyms and Emoticon

Sep 14, 2023 7:45 AM in response to thommyboy

I run my own (Plesk) Server. But it does not have to do with the server- the email does not even appear in the logs there. On my client it's not in Sent and I don't get any message- I have the 10sec delay like usual and then the sent sound. I know I can insert any text and it will work- I just wonder if this is regular behaviour or not. Can't find any setting. Ventura 13.5.2 (22G91) Mail Version 16.0 (3731.700.6)


I agree with "lazy bahaviour" and discuss this only from a technical point of view ;)

Sep 14, 2023 7:52 AM in response to thommyboy

thommyboy wrote:

I run my own (Plesk) Server. But it does not have to do with the server- the email does not even appear in the logs there. On my client it's not in Sent and I don't get any message- I have the 10sec delay like usual and then the sent sound. I know I can insert any text and it will work- I just wonder if this is regular behaviour or not. Can't find any setting. Ventura 13.5.2 (22G91) Mail Version 16.0 (3731.700.6)

I agree with "lazy bahaviour" and discuss this only from a technical point of view ;)

Not sure to whom the above is intended so will only mention that in passing

Apple Mail not sending EMPTY Emails

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