Mail 2.1.3 outgoing mail server not recognized

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Mail 2.1.3 outgoing mail server not recognized

I am running Mail 2.1.3 (OS 10.4.11) on an old power book. I use the outgoing mail server "smtp.me.com:name" . Each time Mail is restarted, sending an email results in the error message "Cannot verify SSL server...". Hitting Continue lets the message be sent. Using the prescribed solution: ((1) show certificate (2) move certificate to desk top (3) double click and choose X509anchor) has no effect. Changing the Port number e.g. from 25 to 587, also has no effect. Is there a solution to this problem, or is there something wrong with "smtp.me.com"?

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4), Airport extreme

Posted on Nov 12, 2012 5:08 PM

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Answer 1

BDAqua

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Nov 12, 2012 6:08 PM in response to johngar

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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johngar Author

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Nov 13, 2012 2:21 PM in response to BDAqua

I did the suggested set-up, but no joy. The result was as before:

There is no option "SMTP Authentification required" What I see is

Hitting Continue still works, but clearly there is still something wrong. Do you have any other suggestions?

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Answer 3

BDAqua

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Nov 13, 2012 4:18 PM in response to johngar

Yes, Password checked there, but is SSL checked under Advanced tab?

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johngar Author

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Nov 13, 2012 6:16 PM in response to BDAqua

Here is the Advanced Tab

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Answer 5

BDAqua

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Nov 13, 2012 7:13 PM in response to johngar

Should work, I'd set the clock back before the expiration date of that certificate & see if it works.

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johngar Author

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Nov 13, 2012 7:55 PM in response to BDAqua

As you see below the clock is already set before the expiration date. Unfortunately, I don't have another old computer so that I could check whether this is a problem with the computer itself.

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BDAqua

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Nov 13, 2012 9:17 PM in response to johngar

Hmmm???

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