iCloud
For various reasons I do not wish to upgrade to OS Lion. But I would like to use iCloud. Is it possible to do on OS 10.5.8?
MacBook, OS 10.5.8
Hello,
You can use parts of it, like you can view everything in a Web Browser, there are a few 3rd party apps to help sync other things, but IMAP eMail will work even in 10.4 or 10.5.
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
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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.