p49-imap.mail.me.com on Mojave

I've been following your thread, as I have the exact same problem, which started shortly after I upgraded to Mojave: Was able to send emails from my apple mail, but not receive, and I get the error message: "Connections to host p42-imap.mail.me.com on the default ports failed." However, like you, I CAN receive emails on my iPhone and my iPad; it is only on my MacBook that I can not receive emails. I will continue to watch your thread and your efforts to try the various suggestions and I hope you find the solution to this soon!

This is a Mojave problem, as none of these problems existed prior to the upgrade. It seems that the iCloud.com app / icon / thread becomes corrupted every time I connect. I can wipe history and / or a portion of the address that would normally link me to iCloud and connect, i.e. if it sees I am connecting for the first time it allows me to enter username and password and goes to my iCloud account.

If I then go to some other URLs and decide to go back to iCloud via icon / app, no dice. It just spins and spins. Then I have to wipe and do all over again just to get access. This is in Safari. I tried on Mozilla and the same thing happens. Something is up with Mojave upgrade.

Hi,

I am having the same problem with my I-mail since I converted to macOS Mojave. I can open my email accounts but no old or new mail appears. I can write new mail. If I go to the mail headings, preferences is not highlighted and when I go to accounts I cannot do anything, nothing responds (ie, I cannot add accounts, nothing appears). If I do as you have suggested and go to window the connection doctor is not highlighted. If I go to system preferences and click on Icloud there is no way to get out of the account. It wants me to sign in to my Icloud account and when I do it tells me that I am already signed in. I have contacted apple support and they suggest setting up a new user account. That account works fine, all the old emails come through, new emails come through. Apple support is stumped and have suggested that it will take the Apple engineers to figure it out. Is there a way to force quit Icloud on my Imac?

See this thread I keep getting this message: Connections to the server “p44-imap.mail.me.com” on the default ports timed out. Any idea what's wrong

Additionally, if I go to the URL and just delete the #mail at the end of iCloud.com/#mail, it stops spinning and goes to my account. Very weird.

If you you change date and time settings , read and write permissions in some folders guest , shared these problems will appear .

Open mail app - click on window on the top menu bar - connection doctor , click on red dot in front for IMAP effected account it could be your gmail services or iCloud , it will prompt to enter the mail address and password .

suppose it doesn't work straight away delete both accounts from system preferences - internet accounts and then configure it once again see this article Add or remove email accounts in Mail on Mac - Apple Support

But when you again set up iCloud account in the upcoming steps iCloud verification code will be required , so if that is not in records generate a new one as it will help to set up iCloud Keychain .

See this method .

( a ) Open system preferences > iCloud > the box for keychain is checked , click on options , click on change security code .

( b ) Click on security code > enter new code in the fields and click on next , you have to enter the new code for the second time and click on next .

In the next window the country code is written , enter your trusted mobile number …….and click on done .

Again enter your Apple ID password to update your account settings and click on ok , hence the code is changed , so write down this code in a safe place .

A second method that is more effective In which each mail is saved in V6 folder used in Mac OS Mojave 10.14 , for Mac OS High Sierra it is V5 folder .

See the steps -

1 ) Enter in user library ( click on finder take cursor on top menu bar > Go then Hold option key and click on library ) > select mail and right click on copy mail and then right click on empty desktop and click on paste item , the V5 folder will be saved on the desktop .

( 2 ) Open mail application and take cursor on top menu bar > file > import mail boxes > import data > select apple mail > click on continue > select desktop > click on continue > the data will start importing and the bar will start loading and let it be completed .

( 3 ) Go to system preferences > internet accounts > select the web mail account and click on minus sign it will be deleted .

( 4 ) You can see the mail data is transferred in the bottom mail side bar but everything is empty there are no mails in sent , inbox or archive they all are empty but a folder " import " is visible click on drop down arrows of each folders .

( 5 ) And if you plan to switch from yahoo to google or even change the internet servicer provider the folder " import " is still saved in the empty mail application .

( 6 ) When you configure the mail account by taking cursor on top menu bar > click on add account > choose a mail provider and select the box and click on continue > add new web mail address > click on next > and type the password > and click on done you will be joined to the new server say yahoo ( that is still empty for your mail account as you recently joined this new server and no data is saved on their server , but still the mail folder " import " is in the mail application .

You can scatter the mails in the desired mail boxes .

Note : While performing this step you will notice the fans will start running and the system will heat up but this is normal as the the data is transferred , and it will take time to stop the fans and system will cool down .