I can't send emails with me.com in Mail app (iCloud)

I'm just posting this as I did for all these threads for the same issue:

Ok I think this problem here is Apple... It's a DNS problem. You get this problem depending on what smtp server you are registered on.

I always get the message that "p06-smtp.mail.me.com" failed...

But according to the nslookup command there are only the servers "p01, p02, p03, p04"... no p05 and p06 or p07 and p08 ...

What I did to get it to work (only considered as workaround):

first I tried to add a second SMTP server with the address "smtp.mail.me.com", it seemed that the mail went through... but never arrived... then I configured "p01-smtp.mail.me.com" as second server and it worked!!

What is the problem with this workaround?

When you change the password! As it doesn't accept the Apple Token you must configure your Apple ID credentials manually... however when you change them, you have also to change the manually configured second SMTP server!

go to Mail > preferences > send new message from > select your .me account. Dont know how it doesnt get selected when you make the acccount by I finally figured this out and it fixed all of my problems!

@GingerMan512 - I spent 3 hours at Apple Genius Bar yesterday. They wern't aware of a problem at fist and thought all my machines had a problem. They even offered to replace my iPhone!. It later became clear the problem was the servers. THe problem self resolved, but this morning I can't access my emails again. I spoke with Apple phone support and they told me they were aware of the problem and are looking for a solution. Since then, I've had intermitent access to my emails. Interestingly, I can send, but not receive emails from my iCloud account. VERY FRUSTRATING

After exhausting what might have been every other possible combination of actions, I created a completely new Apple ID, and following that, a new iCloud(.me) email from iOS on my iPhone 4. Mail now seems to be functioning. Originally I was using the same Apple ID as when I first got an iPhone 3G, years ago.

So if creating a completely new Apple ID seems like a valid option, give that a try.

seriously there is no need to setup anything manually in Lion's Mail.

You just use the icloud control panel in systemsettings, fill in your Apple-ID and Mail,Adressbook,iCal have all the Infos they need.

That's how it worked for me. ( And I think this is what Apple understands with "it just works" ) .

I set up iCloud as you have suggested (no manual intervention) but there is no mail data in the cloud when I go to its web site. This then does not allow for a sync with my iPad as it says I have an incorrect user name or password - not true. When I am on the iCloud web site and click on Mail, I get an error mesage that says "Cannot Load Mail". Then it asks if I want to "Report to Apple" or "Close Mail". Any help would be appreciated.

I've just updated to iOS 5 on iPhone 4, and made an iCloud account. I turned on Mail in the iCloud settings, and then created a .me email address. When I try a Mail send/receive from iOS I get the get error: Cannot Get Mail, The user name or password for "iCloud" is incorrect. And from PC, web-based iCloud, when I click on mail I get the error: Cannot Load Mail, Try Again//Report to Apple//OK.

Does an Apple employee know how to get this working??

I have the same problem. Installed all updates needed, then sat up an account that worked fine without any problems. But later changed my mind on the name of the email and decided to make a new one. And this is where all the problems started to appear. Don't undersdand why. I can access everything except mail. It means that all the configurations were done right.

Any suggestions on how to solve an issue?

I recently set up a new iCloud me.com email address and have no problem revieving email or sending it out (when i'm at icloud.com), but when I try to send an email out through my iPhone I get an error message. "p05-smtp.mail.me.com"

Can someone please help me with this? I tried all the procedures stated in the discussions but nothing works. I can't send mail from my iPhone.

Thanx.

Sue,

Was this ever resolved? I have run into the same problem, with the server set at p99-imap.mail.me.com

This happened out of the blue as I woke up one morning and my email just didn't work. Everything was fine the night before. I have all iCloud services except for mail. I cannot access my mail thru browser, Apple Mail, iPhone or iPad.

Tom

I have the same problem.

I am having the same problem with my iphone 4.

Nearly the same here.

I can receive mails but cannot send mails. The iCloud smtp server shows "offline".

Don't think so... it doesn't work from the web either.