i cannot send mail today on mac ? os x -Connections to the server “p04-smtp.mail.me.com” on the default ports timed out.

Wish I checked the forums earlier, I got this exact same problem on my iPhone a few hours ago, and also on my rMBP, can't send email, just 'hangs' in my outbox.

I ran a test on my Mac Mini which seems to work ok sending email (go figure!) only difference is the Mini is connected to my router by ethernet.

I've had this exact problem all day, why won't Apple even acknowledge it?

Same problem in Switzerland on one icloud account but not on my other accounts. Cannot send email from iOS device; webmail is fine.

Alexcohenla wrote:

...why won't Apple even acknowledge it?

As annoying as it is, they rarely (i.e. never) comment on this sort of stuff. It's like an act of faith - you have to believe that someone, somewhere is working on the problem. Any other approach leads to insanity through frustration.

Another me too from NZ- it is the p04 smtp server that seems to be the problem- can't send from mail.app or ios, but webmail fine, receiving fine

Same here in London. Can't send mail since about 10am.

Same problem - Los Angeles. iMac was having problems last night and an hour and a half trying to fix it ended with it randomly fixing itself. iPhone, however, has been down all day.

Me too in CT. Apple take care of it please!

I have been having issues in the US as well. Spoken with Apple a couple of times and it is always the same server, p04-smtp.mail.me.com. Engineering are working on the issue. All Applecare support could advise is to keep trying. I suggested they need to update the iCloud system status page to let people know some users are being impacted.

If you have a mobile device you can try and turn off wifi and use cell data. I can send this way, just not when on wifi.

Same here in California for the past 5 hours (at least) on both iPhone and desktop, and the same p04-smtp.mail.me.com outgoing server. iCloud configured properly. All was working fine until today. Account and password untouched for weeks, since Heartbleed didn't affect Apple.

All green lights on http://www.apple.com/support/systemstatus/😕

The Mail app in iOS 7 plays the swoosh sound before the message is sent. I didn't catch that. So I thought my message that I wouldn't make dinner at home actually did go out 5 hours ago, only to look at my phone just now and see the error. Awesome!

From the name, I'd wager p04-smtp.mail.me.com is one of many outgoing mail servers. It's too bad they can't get them to round-robin better and/or skip certain servers if they act up—especially after 5+ hours.

Just reporting "me too" - in the Philadelphia area - affecting one iCloud account all day since at least 7am on the 11th, but only on one specific MacBookPro running Mavericks. No problems on my iMac that's running Lion, nor on another iMac running Snow Leopard.

I've been having the same issue since about 2pm this afternoon. I'm in Atlanta, ga. Phone support and a trip to GENUIS bar didn't resolve anything. GENUIS bar told me it was my provider, AT&T . I've yet to contact them....hoping to wake up in the morning and it will be working!

I have my iCloud email and work email on my phone, and both will not let me send emails.

I'm having the same problem. I changed my password yesterday (I Heartbleed the Internet!), but that might be a coincidence. None of my devices (iPad, MacBook, iPhone) can send emails from anywhere other than my home wifi. I have AT&T, but that doesn't explain why the MacBook and iPad can't send email on the work wifi. I get the p04 outgoing server error.

I deleted iCloud email from the phone and reinstalled it, but that didn't work. I tried to create alternate outgoing mail servers, but that isn't working (and they disappear).

I'm not sure when it started, since I was emailing just fine from home in SF this morning and noticed it wasn't working when I started emailing from my devices at work.

My workaround is to use a gmail account as my outgoing mail account for the time being.

Same problems in Orlando, FL at about 10pm Eastern. Just got off the phone w/Apple Support. Was elevated to a senior tech. He said the issue had been solved but after he did the "share your screen" thing he realized it wasn't. He took my number and called back 20 minutes later to say that they are realizing that they still have a problem. Gave me his contact info and a caseID. Told me to call back in the morning if it is still not working.

Sure wish they would just update the system status page and save an hour on the phone and a lot of unhappy customers. Nonetheless he was very knowledgeable and helpful.

Another from NZ.

I have fixed the problem on my iOS devices by changing the outgoing mail server to smtp.mail.me.com and disabling the default "iCloud" server.

Presume I will be able to change back when the p04 server has been fixed.