Imap server mail.me.com no longer accepts my apple login credentials

JeffCMKRNL wrote:

Some time last week, the mail.me.com imap mail server no longer accepts my login credentials.

Is there a new imap server?

Depends, if you are still on Mobile Me that is the correct server, if however you moved to iCloud that is not the correct server.

So, iCloud or Mobile Me?

Pause to recognize which forum I am in 😊

Here are the correct mail settings for iCloud.

If you posted your system and confirmed that your migrated to iCloud it would make it simpler to answer.

If you have migrated from MobileMe but have a pre-Lion Mac you will have to set Mail up manually to receive your iCloud email; then your @mac.com address will work.

Entering iCloud email settings manually in Snow Leopard or Leopard

Entering iCloud email settings manually in Tiger

JeffCMKRNL wrote:

I just want to get my email working again.

I do not care if it is cloud or not.

When I try to get my web mail it sends me to cloud.com.

I didn't change things, it looks like apple did.

I still need to use my original email address <myname>@mac.com.

I never used .me.com

You may not care what email system you have, but in order for anyone to help we need to know.

Thank you so much for your post with the manual settings as you have just helped me fix the problem I was having.

I already answered your question. You have been using MobileMe's email settings, which sometimes continue to work for a time after migration but then get turned off. iCloud's mail server settings are different. Strictly speaking Lion 10.7.2 is required for iCloud, and on that Mail is set up automatically.

Snow Leopard cannot access most of iCloud's facilities, however you can set Mail up manually to access your email. The method is described here:

http://www.wilmut.webspace.virginmedia.com/notes/icloudmail.html

The situation with iCloud and Snow Leopard is described in detail here:

http://www.wilmut.webspace.virginmedia.com/notes/icloudSL.html

Pardon my French but why did Apple release an operating system that invalidates Mail? Is that a clever thing to do? Will it endear users and make them want to buy more Apples? My machine operated perfectly good before upgrading to Dirty_snow_leopard....now Mail doesn't work, and the machine goes on and off every 10 minutes

Expected a heck of a lot more out of Apple.... EXTREMELY BAD SUPPORT

Sue001 wrote:

Pardon my French but why did Apple release an operating system that invalidates Mail?

They have done no such thing, and your complaint as it stands doesn't make a lot of sense. Evidently you are having a problem, and it would be more useful if you could start another thread with it - tacking onto an existing thread can make things very confusing - and give as many details as possible: your exact operating system, confirm whether you are indeed on iCloud and whether you started it from scratch or migrated from MobileMe, and as exact a description of the actual misbehaviour as possible.

Sue001 wrote:

Pardon my French but why did Apple release an operating system that invalidates Mail? Is that a clever thing to do? Will it endear users and make them want to buy more Apples? My machine operated perfectly good before upgrading to Dirty_snow_leopard....now Mail doesn't work, and the machine goes on and off every 10 minutes

Expected a heck of a lot more out of Apple.... EXTREMELY BAD SUPPORT

Not only are you completely incorrect, you seem to be unable to recognize French, your post is in English

clever boy

Thank you!!!

It works!