Apple Mail - Problems "Fetching" E-Mails

I am trying to "Get Mail" and I see that it is attempting to "Fetch" 1 of 38 e-mails, but it looks like the first e-mail in line is clogging the delivery of the rest. Mail attempts to download the e-mails, then just gives up...
Any sugestions on how to get rid of the e-mail that is clogging the inbox?
Thanks in advance!
Marcel

Thank you so much!
That should work, but my company changed their webhosting company and now I am waiting on the new user and pass... These logistical pieces get in the way sometime... Haha...
In the meantime, any other options?
Again, thank you!
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Even if it happens from outside their network, your mail still uses the same settings for servers and ports as to what you put into the settings. So, it's still routed through them regardless of the network your on. That why I suggested it may be the cause. Like I said, the same problem went on with ATT for many months.
There were many thoughts also on how mac mail was talking to the ISP, but in my case wasn't the problem. If you open up connection doctor in mail and test the connections from time to time, it failed in many cases. Sometimes, it failed constantly.
And since you've said it happens outside your network, that should eliminate your router.
So, you may want to talk with your ISP support group and ask them if they are making any changes to ports or servers. And if you haven't, check their website and search for mail server and port settings for mac to make sure you have the latest.
And I do understand that it's probably a wasted effort because most of the time they won't know what's going on.
I feel your pain.

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Hey - I am quite confused... apple mail has huge problems using groups with about 150 addresses when writing and sending an email... the writing of emails is nearly impossible. Once the group name is inserted in the addressline (address book in iCloud!), apple mail uses nearly 100% CPU and further writing is nearly impossible. When sending such an email, all addresses are suddenly visible - though the box is NOT checked and the addresses should be hidden... what can I do? I use this feature (sending mails to groups) on a daily basis and cannot accept visible addresses...
Greetings and sorry for inconvenient english...
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How about next time you send to the group, cc yourself, or include yourself in the group. Then receive the email on the iphone, you can "reply all" in order to send to the group. If you use an imap account, you can make a new folder, call it something like "groups", and save different group emails there for the next time you need to "reply all".

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Do you use two-step verification for your Yahoo! account? If yes, you need an app-specific password.
If no, make sure your password is already entered in the "Outgoing Mail Server" in the Settings app.

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Firstly I am unable to use Apple mail except for hotmail, for blueyonder, gmail or Sky as the server shows as (off line) and I have no idea how to get them on line even though I tell them to go there.
My pop up blocker doesn't work and I am blitzed with advertising windows virtually on ever command I make, one seems to be impossible to unsubscribe from.
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i'm trying to set up a gmail account to the apple mail program on mac (still works in iphone and ipad). after many diffrent approaches,
i think i have all the right setnings. But i still cant connect to the google IMAP, both with or without SSL.
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it dosn't work.. have tried that at least 5 times..
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CONNECTED Jan 30 20:09:18.605 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1SSLv3] -- host:imap.gmail.com -- port:993 -- socket:0x7fce3bf06260 -- thread:0x7fce3a6cd620
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INITIATING CONNECTION Jan 30 20:09:25.862 -- host:smtp.gmail.com -- port:587 -- socket:0x0 -- thread:0x7fce3a2d2e20
INITIATING CONNECTION Jan 30 20:09:25.862 -- host:smtp.gmail.com -- port:587 -- socket:0x0 -- thread:0x7fce3bc695a0
INITIATING CONNECTION Jan 30 20:09:25.862 -- host:smtp.gmail.com -- port:587 -- socket:0x0 -- thread:0x7fce3bd1ec80
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CONNECTED Jan 30 20:09:26.219 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:smtp.gmail.com -- port:587 -- socket:0x7fce3a16d680 -- thread:0x7fce3bc695a0
CONNECTED Jan 30 20:09:26.220 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:smtp.gmail.com -- port:587 -- socket:0x7fce3bd1a5e0 -- thread:0x7fce3a2d2e20
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220 mx.google.com ESMTP ns7sm1237401lab.5 - gsmtp
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220 mx.google.com ESMTP tm10sm1235019lab.10 - gsmtp
READ Jan 30 20:09:26.255 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:smtp.gmail.com -- port:587 -- socket:0x7fce3bd1a5e0 -- thread:0x7fce3a2d2e20
220 mx.google.com ESMTP go4sm805859lbb.16 - gsmtp
WROTE Jan 30 20:09:26.298 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:smtp.gmail.com -- port:587 -- socket:0x7fce3b9a06a0 -- thread:0x7fce3bd1ec80
EHLO [10.0.0.72]
WROTE Jan 30 20:09:26.311 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:smtp.gmail.com -- port:587 -- socket:0x7fce3a16d680 -- thread:0x7fce3bc695a0
EHLO [10.0.0.72]
WROTE Jan 30 20:09:26.322 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:smtp.gmail.com -- port:587 -- socket:0x7fce3bd1a5e0 -- thread:0x7fce3a2d2e20
EHLO [10.0.0.72]
READ Jan 30 20:09:26.333 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:smtp.gmail.com -- port:587 -- socket:0x7fce3b9a06a0 -- thread:0x7fce3bd1ec80
250-mx.google.com at your service, [88.89.129.207]
250-SIZE 35882577
250-8BITMIME
250-STARTTLS
250 ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
READ Jan 30 20:09:26.346 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:smtp.gmail.com -- port:587 -- socket:0x7fce3a16d680 -- thread:0x7fce3bc695a0
250-mx.google.com at your service, [88.89.129.207]
250-SIZE 35882577
250-8BITMIME
250-STARTTLS
250 ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
READ Jan 30 20:09:26.358 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:smtp.gmail.com -- port:587 -- socket:0x7fce3bd1a5e0 -- thread:0x7fce3a2d2e20
250-mx.google.com at your service, [88.89.129.207]
250-SIZE 35882577
250-8BITMIME
250-STARTTLS
250 ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
WROTE Jan 30 20:09:26.364 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:smtp.gmail.com -- port:587 -- socket:0x7fce3b9a06a0 -- thread:0x7fce3bd1ec80
STARTTLS
WROTE Jan 30 20:09:26.380 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:smtp.gmail.com -- port:587 -- socket:0x7fce3a16d680 -- thread:0x7fce3bc695a0
STARTTLS
WROTE Jan 30 20:09:26.391 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:smtp.gmail.com -- port:587 -- socket:0x7fce3bd1a5e0 -- thread:0x7fce3a2d2e20
STARTTLS
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220 2.0.0 Ready to start TLS
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220 2.0.0 Ready to start TLS
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220 2.0.0 Ready to start TLS
INITIATING CONNECTION Jan 30 20:10:24.026 -- host:imap.gmail.com -- port:993 -- socket:0x0 -- thread:0x7fce3a2cc440
CONNECTED Jan 30 20:10:24.095 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1SSLv3] -- host:imap.gmail.com -- port:993 -- socket:0x7fce3b8337a0 -- thread:0x7fce3a2cc440
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