How to sync mail accounts between ios7 and Mavericks?

You're right. It was a secure, local USB synching feature taken out when they added iCloud synching of other stuff, probably for security reasons.

You used to be able to securely synch email settings for multiple accounts across various devices, and it worked great for years on old and new computers and devices.

It was taken out with the recent push to iCloud.

It was taken out, that's certain.

Why is just speculation, so I won't.

If your apology was only for me, then I don't accept it.

I do not wish to obstruct any point you want to make politely.

Yes I have a personal stake, I own 51% of Apple stock. [/sarcasm]

True. I'm just guessing why.

A lot of people had issues taking away USB synching of contacts and calendars, not trusting the cloud in general. Email credentials is a serious security trust.

I trust apple's security and privacy more than most, and just can't imagine why else they'd rip out such a solid feature altogether. I've been able to synch email accounts in one form or another since palm pilot days.

It was the first thing I looked for in a PDA. Apple was the first that made the integration with such finesse.

I agree, and I know that with sufficient complaint Apple can and may add that feature again, but this is a poor venue. Apple does not use these forums for customer input, there is a system in place for end users to provide feedback. It has worked in the past and can in the future. Use that, as often as you wish.

Discussing an issue with others having similar issues is never a "poor venue".

It's just part of the solution.

Also, as much as people want to pretend otherwise, apple does monitor their own forums... They just don't "officially".

It's not about them anyway, it's about us.

And discussing things freely is the first step to positive change.

netsoup wrote:

Discussing an issue with others having similar issues is never a "poor venue".

We'll just have to disagree on that.

"I have suggested several times that if you create your own thread asking the same question, you can keep it marked unsolved for as long as you like."

+1. And the rest of us wont get dozens of pedantic, useless emails a day

I'd like the features back too. But please contact Apple.

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Click "stop email notifications". It's one click.

And I'm not complaining about this. I was done with it until, trying to listen for response, I just got people deflecting and telling others they don't have a right to complain.

I think it's rediculous that people spend their time here deflecting the issue or implying they don't have a right to post about this.

Again, click "stop email notificaions" if you don't like it. It's real easy. You have the power to do so any time.

I just did since I realize there will be no solution here, just people deflecting anyone who posts about it.

netsoup wrote:

Click "stop email notifications". It's one click.

And I'm not complaining about this. I was done with it. I think it's rediculous that people spend their time here deflecting the issue or implying they don't have a right to post about this.

Again, +1.

Click "stop email notificaions" if you don't like it. It's real easy.

You love telling others what to do,

Good luck with that.

We all do.

I get mad when things don't work that used to and had a lot of hassle from this missing now but I'm sorry for going there anyway.

I was trying to see if other products did it these days very well and it doesn't look like it so I can just be more patient. i'm over the small pita it caused me and i'll be better on this.

Did you say Windows phones do this well now? When I switched to iphones years ago they actually handled synching exchange and other accounts better than Windows did. It looks like android makes this a pain too now if they ever had it, but when you said you used microsoft did you mean you can still synch your email account settings and changed passwords to your devices on that platform?

netsoup wrote:

Did you say Windows phones do this well now?

I have no idea if they do it at all, let alone well.

I was talking about Microsoft Exchange.

OK, which we can already do here.

You made it sound very clearly like you had another option to do this, when you berated me for using a "consumer solution". I realize you were just talking about exchange and didn't know issue i meant then now you do.

thanks

You made it sound very clearly like you had another option to do this

Are you not reading anything I post.

My other solution is Microsoft Exchange,

And this is a complete waste of time unless you read what I write.