when sending email from my imac it cannot be seen on my ipad/iphone. It sits in a separate folder called "on my mac". what changes do i need to make to be able to see them on my ipad
iMac
That depends on which email provider you use, who is it?
Yahoo mail. Never had this issue when using a windows pc. Just bought the mac and therefore feeling very frustrated
You have setup Yahoo (on your Mac) incorrectly.
Remove the account and start again, choose Imap as the account type, POP is only for 'On Your Mac'
PS
Before removing the account check Mail>Preferences>Accounts>Mailbox Behaviors, 'Store Sent Messages on the Server' must be checked. If that option does not exist remove the account and start again, as I posted above.
Thanks for this. However it was on IMAP before but I have removed the account and started again, and also ensured that the store messages on server box is ticked. Then sent a test message and although it was on my mac in the mailboxes sent folder (not in the on my mac folder) it was still not showing in the sent folder on my ipad or iphone.
Any other suggestions?
Send one from the iPad, does it show in mail?
Go to the yahoo webmail, is all, any or none of the sent mail there
Preferences > Accounts > [Yahoo account] > Mailbox Behaviors > Store sent messages on the server.
Sent email from ipad and the same thing happened - cannot see it in my imac sent folder. So seems to be just sent folders
You have a bit of a mess.
Go to your webmail (yahoo) send a test message and note which devices sent folders it does NOT show up in, then send a test message to the yahoo email address and verify that it is shown in all devices inboxes. (Note any missing devices)
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I've noticed that in my preferences under Outgoing mail server (SMTP) it has yahoo.co.uk and the box "use only this server" is unticked. ??
Please do as I ask, I don't feel like guessing.
Ok it's in all the inboxes but none of the send folders - not even on the mac both under mailboxes or "on my mac". So looks like there is a problem with it showing all sent messages
Radders_3 wrote:
Ok it's in all the inboxes but none of the send folders - not even on the mac both under mailboxes or "on my mac". So looks like there is a problem with it showing all sent messages
You are making assumptions, let's slow down.
Forget On My Mac, it's not where Yahoo mail should be.
The next step is to check that the account is setup as Imap on every device, any one (if set as POP) can mess it up for all 3.
Summary, all 3 MUST be set as Imap and all 3 MUST save sent messages on server.
ok. when setting up on iphone or ipad the question or option is not raised about IMAP or POP. It doesn't say what it is, just mentions the SMTP server. Is this information somewhere else?
On the iPhone/iPad. What is the server name in use for Yahoo (incoming server or host name)
Yahoo! SMTP Server
Noticed now that all my sent messages on all devices have appeared in a new folder called sent under the yahoo.co.uk folder list.
Look thanks for your help but i need to call it a day - extremely frustrating - thought Apple was better was this. In all my years of being with Windows i never experienced such problems. Really regretting the switch! Sorry if that annoys Apple fans! You'd think with 100 billion on their balance sheet in cash that this wouldn't happen!!
I'll ask at the shop when next in town
my mac sent email cannot be seen on ipad
