El Capitan Upgrade Loses iCloud Outgoing Server

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Try removing the account from the mail app and then adding it back.

Hi Peroni10.

I had this problem and resolved it by going to Mail preferences and selecting the account you're having issues with. Then select the Outgoing Mail Server drop down menu and click Edit SMTP Server List. Then click the plus sign to add a new outgoing server and fill in the following details:

Description: ICloud Outgoing 2

Server name: smtp.mail.me.com

Click the Advanced Tab and enter the following details:

Toggle SSL encryption to On or Yes.

Set the port to 587.

Set Authentication Required to Password.

Enter your iCloud email address as the username, using @me.com instead of @icloud.com— example: jim@me.com

Enter your iCloud password.

Then click ok

You will now be back in the accounts information tab of Mail Preferences. Again click on the Outgoing Mail Server drop down menu and select your new server ICloud Outgoing 2. Then exit Preferences and save changes.

This should solve the problem.

I updated to El Capitan last night and experienced some issues but otherwise I am happy with the upgrade. The outgoing email was strange and kept asking me to use other outgoings like Hotmail or Gmail. I did not think that was necessary. Then I came across this suggestion and it worked. Now to figure out the iSight issue.

I don't dare - says I'll lose cloud drive documents

I tried this unless I messed up, it didn't help. Thank goodness I still have my yahoo account!

Same thing happened to me and it cost me a pizza. Literally. The Deleting and re-adding of the account solved it though.

I contacted Apple - they had my sign out of iCloud, restarted Mac and signed back in - it's fine now

Thanks so much.

OK I hate old email addresses anyway theres to much emails backed up in my junk mail. Thank u

Works a treat ;0)