Is anyone else on this server having problems connecting? I'm getting very slow response which either times out or eventually connects. My other account on P07 connects immediately.
Of course the iCloud status reports everything is fine on Apple's main page, which obviously is not the case :\
Really wish there was a way to report issues with iCloud.
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
I tried.
You must specify an IMAP account, not an iCloud account in order to bypass the auto-assigned incoming server value.
DJ.Rumpy wrote:
I tried.
You must specify an IMAP account, not an iCloud account in order to bypass the auto-assigned incoming server value.
Correct, so you enter the iCloud account (which is an iMap account) manually.
Which as I've already noted doesn't resolve the issue. I already pointed it to various servers this morning and saw the same issue. The mail client must either be redirected on the other side of a load balancer to P03 no matter what you specify, or there is some other issue.
My other account on P07 had no such issues. Only the account on P03 regardless of which P0x server it was pointed to.
The correct server address is imap.mail.me.com, no number at all. Read Apples documentation
Which if you specify imap.mail.me.com will just direct you to whatever server the auto-setup will use.
Again, I already tried this address this morning with the same result as specifying a P0x prefix.
You know what DJ, you can do as you wish but I am finished with you, bye.
I had the same problem today.
My solution:
1. -> Mail -> Preferences -> Accounts -> - Delete iCloud Accound
2. + Add Account
3. Username xxxxxx@mac.com or @me.com or ... and password
4. Check fails -> Continue
5. Account Type: Change from iCloud to IMAP
6. Use imap.mail.me.com for incomming
7. Use smtp.mail.me.com for outgoing and activate authentication
... works fine
Read two posts up. The imap.mail.me.com is just a load balancer, and you are still directed to the same P0x server that may be causing you grief. Of course it works fine if you aren't currently have a problem with your specific server 😉
It's easier to just setup a custom account. If you hold the OPTION key when you click the Continue button, you can specify all settings manually, including the incoming Mail Server (p01, 02, 03, etc).
You can also just add an entry to your local hosts file (/Private/etc/hosts) to force it to connect to a different P0x server.
Thank you so much. Saved my day!
The same problem showed up for me yesterday. I followed your "trail" and it worked. The message on my screen about "..you are about to delete..." when I selected to delete the account scared me last night. Today I figured I had to try it anyway. It looks like I didn't lose any messages since they repopulated from the server and didn't take long at that!
Thanks
This just started for me this morning. Same p03-image.mail.me.com problem with no way to change the incoming mail server without deleting account and specifying it manually. Using my iPad it works fine.
iCloud P03-imap.mail.me.com down?
