Is there any way to sync POP mail between iOS and Mac devices via the cloud?

The title says it all. I have Comcast email and would like to keep three devices in sync with email like I do with calendars and contacts. I use an iPad, iPhone, and a Mac Mini and am having a hard time configuring the three to stay in sync. It seems that a .me account is needed for cloud email, which I have, but that only seems to send via the .me outgoing server. So, while a .me account can retrieve the POP mail, it doesn't send outgoing mail correctly for me. Maybe it just isn't possible.

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Posted on Nov 12, 2011 6:43 AM

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Nov 12, 2011 7:23 AM in response to ekkojohn

I ended up forwarding my pop account (Cox) to my .me account. That way, I didn't have to send out any email address change notifications as both accounts worked. I then deactivated my Cox account on all my devices but left it on them in case I wanted to use it for whatever reason. When I forwarded my Cox email, my setting was to leave the email on the Cox server as a safety valve.

Nov 12, 2011 7:41 AM in response to ekkojohn

When I send mail from my mobile devices, it comes from my .me account. Same for my mac. But, I don't care because no matter which email the recipient responds to, I get the response.


I use my .me account now as my primary account, but I have a ton of folks who still use my cox account as my primary email address. Most don't even know which account the email is being directed to.

Nov 12, 2011 8:07 AM in response to sdevan

Upon further review, in searching the Comcast site for information on Imap accounts, it led me to Outlook 2000 setup. In that tutorial it said that you can set up Comcast as either POP3 or Imap, either will work. So now, is there a difference in how I set it up on the devices? The server address settings from Comcast appear to be the same as I'm using now. Hoping for a solution other than forwarding but I'll take whatever I can get.

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