iCloud Email - Problem with attachments

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iCloud Email - Problem with attachments

When sending even minimally small attachements (less than 1 MB PDF, for example), my outgoing mail slowly drops until 0 kb/s when sending and it stays half done.

However, although the Mail App on my Mac says that it has NOT sent yet, it actually has.

Thus, I have ended up sending multiple copies of the same email to co-workers and clients.

Anyone else have this problem? I didn't have any issues until I made the switch to iCloud, so I don't believe it's a problem with my network/ISP.

Thoughts?

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.2)

Posted on Nov 30, 2011 1:27 PM

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Answer 1

SunBurn

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Dec 13, 2011 9:19 PM in response to Burgah

i have the same problem... i'm really ready to give up...I think this problem only applies to iCloud e-mails

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Answer 2

Apr 10, 2012 5:15 AM in response to Burgah

I have the same problem which started while using mobile me however with one difference, it only happens when I forward an email with an attachment. I have since migrated to iCloud and nothing has changed.

If I create a new email-no problem.

As yet no solution?

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Burgah Author

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Apr 10, 2012 10:33 AM in response to Apple Alien

Still have the issue.. though it doesn't seem to take 'quite' as long as it used it.

Curious, what ISP is everyone with?

Rogers in Toronto here.

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Apr 19, 2012 12:30 PM in response to Burgah

When using iCloud via web, and I want to attach PDF, the system tells me I have to compress using compression software. This occurs on Macintosh and Windows, via Firefox, Chrome and Safari. If I put a PDF (1mb) file on Apple Mail, no problem. I don't every remember this happening with PDF files. 😕 Eric

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SunBurn

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May 13, 2012 10:52 PM in response to Burgah

OK I think I solved the problem... I realized the option for TLS Certificate in Preferences > Account Information for iCloud was set to "None". When I chose "com.apple.idms...........", my problem got solved! Any emails I sent with more than one attachment via iCloud now show up in my Sent folder on Lion Mail!

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Jul 3, 2012 8:28 PM in response to Burgah

I experienced the same result but have a temporary workaround in addition to SunBurn's post. I save PDFs in Quickbooks to send invoices to my customers but they won't attach. If I import the PDF into Photoshop, flatten it, and attach the flattened version of the PDF, it works like it should. If you get lost trying to fiddle with settings and just need a fast solution so you can get on with your life, this one currently works for me.

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ozdude

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Aug 27, 2012 2:26 AM in response to Burgah

Using Chrome, when I forward emails the attachments are stripped. When I go to "sent" in icloud in Chrome, it shows the attachments are there. When I go to my iPhone and check sent items, the list shows a paperclip indicating there is an attachment, however when I actually open up the sent item, there are no attachments at all.

Having some really annoying icloud problems now, such as contacts and calendars not syncing, not being able to send from my iphone etc.

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