message is could not connect to this icloud IMAP server. verify you entered the correct info in the account preferences. Says the same thing on SMTP server.
iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.5), 27 inch, Mid2011, 2.7 Ghz Intel Cor
Hello,
Check if Mail is changing imap.mail.me.com to old mail.me.com & smtp.mail.me.com to old smtp.me.com.
iCloud Mail setup, do not choose .mac or MobileMe as type, but choose IMAP...
On second step where it asks "Description", it has to be a unique name, but you can still use your email address.
IMAP (Incoming Mail Server) information:
• Server name: imap.mail.me.com
• SSL Required: Yes
• Port: 993
• Username: example@me.com (use your @me.com address from your iCloud account)
• Password: Your iCloud password
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
•
Also, you must upgrade your password to meet the new criteria: 8 characters, including upper and lower case and numbers. If you have an older password that does not meet these criteria, when you try to setup mail on your mac, using all of the IMAP criteria listed above, it will still give a server error message. Go to http://appleid.apple.com then follow directions to change your password, then go back to setting up your mail using the IMAP instructions above.
Thanks to dpepper...
Hello,
Check if Mail is changing imap.mail.me.com to old mail.me.com & smtp.mail.me.com to old smtp.me.com.
iCloud Mail setup, do not choose .mac or MobileMe as type, but choose IMAP...
On second step where it asks "Description", it has to be a unique name, but you can still use your email address.
IMAP (Incoming Mail Server) information:
• Server name: imap.mail.me.com
• SSL Required: Yes
• Port: 993
• Username: example@me.com (use your @me.com address from your iCloud account)
• Password: Your iCloud password
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
•
Also, you must upgrade your password to meet the new criteria: 8 characters, including upper and lower case and numbers. If you have an older password that does not meet these criteria, when you try to setup mail on your mac, using all of the IMAP criteria listed above, it will still give a server error message. Go to http://appleid.apple.com then follow directions to change your password, then go back to setting up your mail using the IMAP instructions above.
Thanks to dpepper...
sorry. tried it. didn't work. smtp iCloud is still offline.
Post the settings you are using, BDAqua provided the correct settings, let's see the ones you are using.
This worked:
Cox also appears to use POP and not IMAP, and specifically uses POP3 Port 995 on pop.cox.net; that's the SSL/TLS port for POP3.
(first page advanced)
Incoming mail server: pop.cox.net port 110 SSL: off
Outgoing mail server: smtp.cox.net default ports SSL: On Authentication: none
-- wouldn't work until I put in password on outgoing mail server.
But that's not iCloud Mail, it is Cox Mail.
Sorry - that post isn't what I thought I posted. Here is the answer. It is working now - hope it continues. I deleted the iCloud account and then added a new one. (I was also having problems with Cox email coming through Apple mail. Right now I have it working too.
This for iCloud:
IMAP (Incoming Mail Server) information:
Front page
Click Advanced
SMTP (outgoing mail server) click on down arrow to "edit SMTP account"
Problem is, the first iCloud account did not delete, it is still there, but the new one is working so I am afraid to change anything.
The incoming should be imap.mail.me.com, the leading P number is only entered if the auto setup is used.
Why can't you delete the first one, how did you try to remove it (it's a one click operation)
If you notice, it says the P number was auto-entered.
Now that the email is working after everything I have tried - I am afraid to do ANYTHING to it. That extra account is just sitting there, not hurting anything that I can see.
Thanks for the help and support everyone! The community is better than any of the tech support I have tried!
Deleting an account is extremely simple, but you can leave it if you want, if it is active it may generate error messages, just dismiss them.
My wife and I have been struggling with this problem for a month or more now. Just today I figure out that the username (for whatever reason) does not require the @me.com any longer. So, once I recreated the account and only used the "username" (all that appears before @me.com), voila, it works.
AJ Johnson
After much frustration, I changed the settings to use SSL for outgoing and TSL for incoming. Then it worked.
Begin here for majority of settings EXCEPT use SSL for outgoing and TSL for incoming:
iCloud: Mail server settings for email clients
This discussion is where I found the suggestion to use SSL for outgoing and TSL for incoming:
what are settings for iCloud mail smtp and imap OS 10.7.5?
