Mac Mail 6 is missing the "spinning wheel" indicator when checking for new mail

This is expected behavior. Apple removed the spinning indicator in Mountain Lion.

Really, unbelievable ...

I can't believe Apple have done away with the wheel and not replaced it with something else to indicate that mail is actually attempting to download.

Is there a replacement indicator ... if so where?

I have 6 mail accounts and I too miss the Spinning Indicator gear wheel.

I sent feed back (Mail > Provide Mail Feedback)

Please lets all send feedback to bring this feature back.

for who is "expected behavior"?????, if you have 6 mails account with different domain or private domains this is NOT an expected behavior... why? this missing indicator work to know if your site or email client is up or down or slow, ok maybe a lot of people don't use this but, don't take desicions like microsoft!!!... looks like some ex-employee from microsoft has a very cool job on apple right now

i don't know who did "This solved my questionRe: Mac Mail 6 is missing the "spinning wheel" indicator when checking for new mail"

you need to remove that... Take another bite to the apple an work on that!!!

I too am annoyed with this "new" behaviour. when you have more than one email address, as most people do, it is nice to see which are working or which are not. why would anyone NOT want an indicator to let them know that their click on the "get mail" button actually did something?

Come on Apple, Think before you make such dumb decisions.

Activity Window does not show anything during the "getting" email process, unless an email is actually inbound / outbound.

So, if no email comes or goes, there's no visual confirmation about what Mail is doing - unless a Sound is set. But, the Sound isn't heard until the "getting" process is over.

I join the chorus asking Apple to put the Spinning Indicator back in Mail to visually confirm the Getting Mail process is working.

No spinning wheel... No RSS feeds... Way to downgrade, Apple! (sarcasm mode on) Now if we could just eliminate filters and handling multiple mail servers. (sarcasm mode off)

My wheel comes and goes in 10.7.4

99% of time is not showing.

As it did in previous OS as well.... I miss my wheel !!

I miss my wheel too!!!!

So do I!!!!

I too miss the spinning wheel indicator.

Hi There,

I'm using Mail 6.0 for my business ( and I do have outlook - but dont use it) Mail checks 8 email accounts over 3 domains, and I really want the Spinning wheel back!

So come on apple listen to the customers!

Peter

Called their support line with some other concerns.... but did mention to him the irratic and random appearance of the spinning mail wheel.

Said he has had a ton of calls on that issue... but it was not intentionally tampered with by the powers that be.

Also brought my attention to the addition of a progress bar at bottom left of same window.

A poor substitute indeed, in my humble opinion.