Help connecting Mail app to my @mac account

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Help connecting Mail app to my @mac account

Hi folks, (Late 2011 MBP) - OSX 10.7.5

For the first time ever im trying to access my @mac emails. Ive openned the Mail app and tried to add an account by entering my @mac username, address and password. The incoming mail server pref pannel pops up and the acount type is set to icloud. Ive never used icloud for mail so i check my icloud preferences and "mail & notes" isnt checked. I check it and it asks me to create an @icloud address. I do this and after hitting 'ok' and 'create' it just asks again. I hafta hit cancel and go back to the icloud pannel where mail & notes is unchecked again. Im assuming that without this checked i cannot access my @mac emails. Any suggestions out there?

MacBook Pro

Posted on Jan 16, 2013 5:32 PM

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Answer 1

Jan 16, 2013 5:47 PM in response to SteveRummage

Here is how I have Mac mail configured for my me.com mail account:

account type: iCloud IMAP

incoming server: p04-imap.mail.me.com (this is greyed out, so must have been supplied by me.com)

Outgoing server: .Mac(iCloud)

TLS certificate: none

Under advanced:

Port 993 Use SSL

Authentication Apple Token

This works fine for me.

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SteveRummage Author

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Jan 16, 2013 5:59 PM in response to Micheal LeVine

Thanks Michael, I managed to get a step closer by creating a new icloud imap account using my @icloud address which skipped the Incoming mail server panel. But when mail tried to verify it asked for my password. The only password i have is my original from @mac which it wouldnt accept. This is frustrating....

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Answer 3

Jan 16, 2013 6:09 PM in response to SteveRummage

Perhaps mine works because it was established when there was MobileMe and no iCloud. I never reconfigured after the switch to iCloud.

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SteveRummage Author

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Jan 16, 2013 6:13 PM in response to SteveRummage

Alright, finally got it sussed. It seems that the username i used for my @mac acount was given to someone else for @icloud. Which is kinda rude since ive been using apple products for almost 10 years. Anyway, i created a new @icloud address via system preferences > mail & notes. Then in Mail i deleted the old IMAP account and created a new with the new icloud address. All working.

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