THis is crazy
I have been using entorage and outlook for years now that i upgraded to Icloud no email or configuration will work.
I dont care for the mail app i have all my mail in outlook. tried all posted settings still does not work.
I wish i could roll back to me.com anyone able to get settings to work in outlook 2011.
too many to list, Mac OS X (10.4.3)
Error
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An operation on the server timed out. The server may be down, overloaded, or there may be too much net traffic.
Details
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An error occurred on the IMAP server.
Account name: "Me"
I think this is a server overload issue because of the transition and NOT a permanent problem with Outlook.
Yesterday I was able to use Outlook 2011 when iCloud mail was having all sorts of problems. Today I get the same message as you.
I'm using the settings laid out in the KB article: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4864
Again, this all worked perfectly fine (if occasionally slow) for me yesterday. That's why my guess is that this really is just a problem of busy servers on these imap servers.
I could not check email using the server settings Apple provides in that support article, however using the following SMTP server worked fine:
p02-imap.mail.me.com |
Having similar troubles here on both Thunderbird (weapon of choice) and Outlook 2011. Been thru the settings described in http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4864 to no avail. keeps timing out.
I hope they get this mess sorted out, because I really dislike Mail.app
Did you see my message above with a different server address?
Sorry, that should be IMAP server, not SMTP server.
Yea, I've tried that addres, p01, p99 (which Mail.app seem to use for my account) with no luck. it would just reject the password. at least using just the imap address without the pxx- in front seems to time out instead of just flat out refusing the password.
I didn't think ICloud worked on Outlook 2011? I certainly haven't been able to get it working! Has anyone got this confirmed working?
Phil.
Outlook 2011 for Mac is not compatible with iCloud, there is no workaround. You can use Apple Mail, iCal and Address Book instead.
I must disagree with Csound. iCloud is intended to work as a standard IMAP email, though apple will not support you in troubleshooting it.
Yesterday there were problems with authentication on those servers, but today I am using Outlook 2011 Mac with iCloud and having no problems. I am using the standard settings listed in the apple KB, here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4864
Again, there were overloaded server problems yesterday, but it's fine today both sending and receiving iCloud mail.
Samuel Chambers wrote:
I must disagree with Csound. iCloud is intended to work as a standard IMAP email, though apple will not support you in troubleshooting it.
Yesterday there were problems with authentication on those servers, but today I am using Outlook 2011 Mac with iCloud and having no problems. I am using the standard settings listed in the apple KB, here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4864
Again, there were overloaded server problems yesterday, but it's fine today both sending and receiving iCloud mail.
tsk tsk Samuel, how misleading can you get.
I said "Outlook 2011 for Mac is not compatible with iCloud" and it is not, but your suggestion is fine for users who don't need contacts or calendars, you know, people with no life to attend to or acquaintances to contact.
Hey, sorry. I'm not trying to mislead anyone - so no reason for the tone.
The OP was asking specifically about email with Outlook 2011. The discussion was originally about failure to get the iCloud email settings to work with Outlook 2011 as a Mac client.
I was answering only about that.
It's possible to use iCal and the Mac OS X address book for your calendars and contacts, and then to use Outlook 2011 for your mail client. This is a viable solution for people "with a life," as you put it, that also incoprorates Outlook 2011 as an IMAP client with iCloud mail.
So if the question is about getting icloud mail to work with outlook (and this was the question): it can be done.
As to the separate question -- not posed by the OP -- of whether Outlook 2011's address book and calendars will work with iCloud: I haven't even looked into this, but if you say it doesn't work I have no reason to doubt it.
I setup Outlook 2011 for Mac using the following, and had no problems at all sending or receiving email. See below:
IMAP (Incoming Mail Server) information:
SMTP (outgoing mail server) information:
Additional Information
SSL is required for both IMAP and SMTP connection with iCloud. POP is not supported by iCloud.
I tried your settings but it doesn't work for me.
Hey -
Try this and see if it works for you...
I setup Outlook 2011 for Mac using the following, and had no problems at all sending or receiving email. See below:
IMAP (Incoming Mail Server) information:
SMTP (outgoing mail server) information:
Additional Information
SSL is required for both IMAP and SMTP connection with iCloud. POP is not supported by iCloud.
Outlook 2011 for mac iCloud issues
