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

This is exactly t he problem I'm having. I posted a separate thread about it here. Mine is on iCloud, but otherwise, the error message I get is exactly the same as yours. It's been the same problem all day.

I am having the same problem. I thought maybe they were forcing me to change my password again but that is not it. Both iCloud mail and IMAP are down.

Same here. I was able to get my mail on my phone but not my MacBook Pro until just now. So I'm super confused as to how to fix this. I hope this is resolved soon.

I'm having the same problem, get the same error message on icloud.com and on my ipad and iphone. When using the Mail app on my mac I get "Mail was unable to connect to server “p99-imap.mail.me.com” using SSL on port 993."

Haven't gotten any mail for 24 hours, getting pretty worried I need my mail for tomorrow morning...

p08-imap.mail.me.com has just restarted to work for me after it and others (imap.mail.me.com, mail.me.com) being down for the whole weekend. Weird!

It's working for me now, too, after being down completely on all devices since Saturday night about 10 p.m. or so EDT.

Whew. I'm quite relieved, since I need my email during the workday!!!!

The really annoying thing with these occurences is that Apple would not proactively put up a fault notice. It leaves users running like hot ants searching for an impossible fix.

I get this error message in Apple Mail 5.2 literally every single day. It's so annoying. It has the correct password, but it keeps on forgetting it. Why?

Has anyone found any help with this issue? I get the same error message as Reuben several times a day. Just entered my pw into that dialogue box about a dozen times just now. Password is correct – it eventually works. It just doesn't remember it, not does it seem to "take it" the first time I re-enter it.

Getting very annoying.

Me too! Is there a solution? The ITunes Match service has not problems. Only iCloud !

I spent an hour on the phone last week trying to get an answer only to find out the "server was down...problems with the server" and there was nothing they could do about it. I didn't have access to my icloud mail on my MacBook, Iphone, or a PC for 2 full days (I could acess ical and address book). I see others have had the same problem and simply just have to wait. I'm not sure why it affects only some and at different times. Don't waste your time changing your password...it won't work.

Thank you. I have changed the password 3 times...

iTunes is working

ITunes Match is working

AppStore is working

Why only iCloud Mail doesn't work? ...:-(

The ONLY thing that worked for me when I was experiencing the problem is to wait.

It STINKS, because they really, REALLY, REALLY should put up some kind of notice. I think what is happening, judging from the fact that some people seem to be experiencing this in turn, is that they are transitioning the server load of various accounts, to spread out the server load. Or there is some sort of server renaming going on.

When the problem was "magically" fixed for me, the server name changed somehow, in my Accounts info in Mail. I know I didn't change it!

Yes, Apple should put up some kind of notice ...

I am here and iCloud is still down, I have tried changing the imap server, but nothing changed:

Does Apple read our messages ?

emiliocastorina wrote:

Yes, Apple should put up some kind of notice ...

I am here and iCloud is still down, I have tried changing the imap server, but nothing changed:

Does Apple read our messages ?

This is an Apple user forum, it's not Apple, hope that answers your question.