The iCloud IMAP server “p99-imap.mail.me.com” rejected the password for user XXXX

So this "issue" is open for what - about 2 weeks now?!

And Apple can't fix. I'm slowly getting "upset".

IT Incompetence level: 100%

I converted over from Me.com. Am I glad I do have a "real" working email address somewhere else? You bet.

Let's see how long it will take Apple to make this work.

Every day it doesn't their IT group is loosing more and credit.

AND where is the Apple Expert right here in this forum?

And it still doesnt pull my alias email through properly - it just uses the description in the icloud mail prefs rather then my full name. Apple should really fix this. Is there a direct apple bug report we can report this issue to? or is this it?

After the first few days that iCloud was up, I've only seen this message a few times and it usually goes away after a few minutes. If it doesn't, I change the incoming server to imap.mail.me.com and it works right away. When the message shows up a few days later I change it back to p99-imap.mail.me .com.

It looks to me that as Apple adjusts to the demand, the system is becoming more reliable.

Williwonka wrote:

No it does not as my password is correct in all areas and still have the problem it worked for a bit then went bad again.

Go to www.icloud.com, change your password, ensure that the new password is compliant with iCloud requirements, enter the new password in your clients.

This issue was so frustrating, then thought about how Apple would want you to do it, but from scratch, as a new customer. So even though I was transitioning, I just thought about their iCloud diagram, then did a sort of 'Push Reset' and it solved the problem. So after ensuring iCloud.com was tip-top:

1) Delete Account to Reset Mac 'the device'

2) Connect device back to iCloud

3) Solved

Lets see if it stays the same hey!?

I have done that too - so far I have not heard any solution that really fixes the problem perminately.

So Apple please step in and solve this problem - supposedly there is a solution that tech support has but I have yet to find someone that knows what it is.

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This is an absolute joke, terrible experience. Thanks for the "upgrade" Apple. Lion is a HUGE disappointment in the first place so the email issues on top of it are outstanding!

Everybody,

I experienced the same issue with Apple Mail after upgrading. Have you tried the following? This seemed to have worked for me after attempting some other solutions.

1. Launch Keychain Access (located in your Applications > Utilities folder)

2. Goto the menu: Keychain Access > Keychain First Aid...

3. Enter your user password and click "Repair"

4. Go back into Mail and renter your correct password one more time, being sure to check the box next to "Save Password in Keychain".

Let me know if this works for you or not.

^ After selecting repair, be sure to hit "Start"

Thanks for trying THarvey but this did not help either. The mail app refuses to work, can only access mail via Safari and get constant password errors from my iphone as well. What a pain.

superdry wrote:

Thanks for trying THarvey but this did not help either. The mail app refuses to work, can only access mail via Safari and get constant password errors from my iphone as well. What a pain.

Go to www.icloud.com, change your password, ensure that the new password is compliant with iCloud requirements, (minimum 8 characters, inc 1 capital letter and 1 number) enter the new password in your clients & log back in.

I was having the same issue with Mac Mail and just got it fixed.

Go into Applications>Utilities>Keychain Access. On the lefthand column, make sure you highlight "login" in the top box and "passwords" in the bottom box. Go through the list on the right and delete any password associated with your icloud/mobileme account.

I just spent 45 minutes on with Apple tech support, and this finally did the trick. I can now send/receive email on my Mac Mail.

Hope this helps!

I have done that a while back still does not fix the issue - I dont have a mobile me account anymore cancelled mine before I got charged as it was not worth the money to me.

Like I said before I tried everything

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Botcha - a big thank you to you.

Your post about how to resolve the blackberry/iCloud fisaco saved me a ton of time.

Thanks a million,

Same here hope this gets fixed real soon.