Daniel Holt2
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Q: Which free email services work best with Mail.app?

I need to set up some new email accounts that I will access using Mail.app and I'd like to know which work most smoothly with the application. For example, I understand that Gmail has certain idiosyncratic features that don't work well with desktop clients. What about Yahoo? Outlook.com? Mail.com?

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Posted on Oct 12, 2016 8:46 AM

by John Galt,Apple recommended
John Galt John Galt
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Apple designed Mail.app to specifically cope with those idiosyncratic features. For example, Gmail's nonstandard IMAP implementation is no longer a concern.

 

Of course iCloud Mail would be "best", and it's free also.

Posted on Oct 12, 2016 11:58 AM

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  • by John Galt,Apple recommended

    John Galt John Galt Oct 12, 2016 11:58 AM in response to Daniel Holt2
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    Oct 12, 2016 11:58 AM in response to Daniel Holt2

    Apple designed Mail.app to specifically cope with those idiosyncratic features. For example, Gmail's nonstandard IMAP implementation is no longer a concern.

     

    Of course iCloud Mail would be "best", and it's free also.