Minorsage wrote:
This really makes me sad. I've been setting up email accounts since 1996 and there was always a solution for any problem. I've tried everything I can do on my end, and the hundreds of posts for 2 years show Apple isn't listenting.
I tell everyone 'Mac isn't like Windows', but here I am with no email for days and no solution in sight, except using a different mail program. Not by choice, like Windows users, but by neccessity because the included program does not work and nothing is being done to fix it. That's sad.
Other than re-adding the account, what have you tried?
What is the email service provider?
Is this POP account set up on any other devices? Maybe the account is being "POP locked"?
Is it possibly a network issue?
Can you ping your POP server?
Can you connect to your incoming mail server by doing a port-scan on the appropriate port?
Do other accounts work fine? Usually this is an indication that the Mail app is working properly
What does the connection doctor say? Likely check your usernme and password I suppose.
You could try repairing the keychain.
You could trash the contents of ~/library/caches (or just the mail portion) and /library/caches.
You could test in another user account (perhaps there's a file in /Users/deathfromabove2/Library/Containers/com.apple.mail that is causing trouble).
