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I'm using a G4 Powerbook on OS 10.5.8 ICloud needs 10.7(Lion). Does this mean I cannot upgrade from my standard xxx@mac.com to ICloud?

Is there a way to upgrade to ICloud if I'm only using 10.5.8?? I have 2 computers – powerbook G4 (single processor), and IMac desktop (single processor). Yes, these are very old Apple computers. Apple is putting everything to ICloud, when I tried to upgrade it says the system must be running 10.7 (Lion). Any help suggestion would be much appreciated... TIA

PowerBook G4 (15-inch 1.5/1.33 GHz), Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Apr 10, 2012 12:20 PM

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Apr 10, 2012 1:45 PM in response to JCKZ

Hello,


You can still view those things in a Browser, & luckier still setup a syncing IMAP eMail account in 10.4/10.5


Setup an iCloud account if you havent, then...


Do not delete the old account yet.


I understand .mac mail will still come through. Do not delete the old account yet.


You cannot use .mac or MobileMe as type of Account, you have to choose IMAP when setting up, otherwise Mail is hard coded to change imap.mail.me.com to mail.me.com & smtp.mail.me.com to smtp.me.com, no matter what you try to enter.


iCloud Mail setup, do not choose .mac or MobileMe as type, but choose IMAP...


On second step where it asks "Description", it has to be a unique name, but you can still use your email address.


IMAP (Incoming Mail Server) information:

•Server name: imap.mail.me.com

•SSL Required: Yes

•Port: 993

Username: example@me.com (use your @me.com address from your iCloud account)

•Password: Your iCloud password

SMTP (outgoing mail server) information:

•Server name: smtp.mail.me.com

•SSL Required: Yes

•Port: 587

•SMTP Authentication Required: Yes

Username: example@me.com (use your @me.com address from your iCloud account)

•Password: Your iCloud password

May 1, 2012 9:01 AM in response to BDAqua

If you are moving to icloud with an earlier OS which doesn't support full icloud:

Also, you must upgrade your password to meet the new criteria: 8 characters, including upper and lower case and numbers. If you have an older password that does not meet these criteria, when you try to setup mail on your mac, using all of the IMAP criteria listed above, it will still give a server error message. Go to http://appleid.apple.com then follow directions to change your password, then go back to setting up your mail using the IMAP instructions above. Fixed the server error issue.

Mar 6, 2013 1:16 PM in response to BDAqua

I am having similar problems sending mail. Under Mail - Prefferences - Accounts, I have a GMail and a Me.com account. Sometimes, I also see an iCloud account. Currently, the me.com and iCloud accounts show "(Offline)" after them and sent mail is rejected. Any advice on how to get this organized?

Thanks,

Randy

I'm using a G4 Powerbook on OS 10.5.8 ICloud needs 10.7(Lion). Does this mean I cannot upgrade from my standard xxx@mac.com to ICloud?

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