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Q: When retrieving mail I get "The Identity of "mail.me.com" cannot be verified"

My mail has worked fine for years.

I recently installed Mavericks. I have a Macbook Air.

Now suddenly when it tries to get mail I get the message, "The Identity of "mail.me.com" cannot be verified"

I can tell it to ignore the certificate and go get the mail anyway, but it is a nusiance to have to do this every time.

What is wrong?

How do I stop that message and get back to normal?

Posted on Jan 14, 2014 5:15 AM

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Q: When retrieving mail I get "The Identity of "mail.me.com" cannot be verified"

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  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Jan 20, 2014 12:32 PM in response to daleq1
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    Jan 20, 2014 12:32 PM in response to daleq1

    I don't like that solution one bit, but if it works for you, enjoy. Changing the trust settings of an SSL certificate you didn't create yourself is a very risky business.

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Jan 20, 2014 12:52 PM in response to daleq1
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    Jan 20, 2014 12:52 PM in response to daleq1

    You are using the wrong settings, trying to fix that by altering certificates is a bad idea'

     

    Here are the correct settings, note that yours fail at the very first step (mail.me.com)

     

    IMAP information for the incoming mail server

    • Server name: imap.mail.me.com
    • SSL Required: Yes
      If you receive errors when using SSL, try using TLS instead.
    • Port: 993
    • Username: example@icloud.com (use your @icloud.com address from your iCloud account)
    • Password: Your iCloud password

    SMTP information for the outgoing mail server

    • Server name: smtp.mail.me.com
    • SSL Required: Yes
      If you receive errors when using SSL, try using TLS instead.
    • Port: 587
    • SMTP Authentication Required: Yes
    • Username: example@icloud.com (use your @icloud.com address from your iCloud account)
    • Password: Your iCloud password
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