Cannot receive Mail on 1 account on iMac.

1 account okay other can only send not receive. Spent many hours with verizon and Apple support but they could not correct. Ran "CONNECTION DOCTOR" in mail and says everything is OK. Have latest Mountain Lion software. I am lost, any help would greatly be appreciated.

When I turned on the computer this morning everything started working. The problem somehow corrected itself. I had tried restarting the computer yesterday but still had problem. I guess a good night rest did it good.
Thank you and Donald Worrell for starting to review my problem. Sure hope it doesn't come back.
Thanks again

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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3276
sounds like a corrupt database or index
the glitch is your home folder and mail folder, esp look at syncservices
I'd post in the mail or Lion forum where you will find similar issues being discussed.
http://www.apple.com/support/mail

Cannot receive mail on some accounts

I have three email accounts each with different passwords and after working satisfactorily for years I am finding that I am not able to receive mail one one of the accounts on either computer at any time and one account receives mail only intermittently on one computer but not at all on the laptop. The third (least used) account works perfectly all the time on both computers. I can also send mail on all three with no trouble. The message I get is that the password has been rejected by the server. I have checked the account settings many times and they all seem fine and have also checked my mail on my iPod touch which can see that there are many messages on my server which will not download on to my iMac and laptop.
'Connection Doctor' says that all my accounts have connected.
What on earth can be wrong?

Have tried re-setting the password in Keychain but no improvement. Have also re-set my password with my ISP but still no joy. Both computers still refuse to access one account totally and the iMac sometimes works with one of the problem accounts. My iPod touch accesses all accounts all the time but I have now discovered that my wife's iPod touch will not access one account but happy with the other two. The position seems crazy. Four separate devices all having varying degrees of success at varying times. The only hardware that they have in common is the Airport Express and D-Link ADSL modem. Could this be the problem?

Cannot receive mail from .Mac account on port 143

I use my laptop at work. I used to have a 12" Powerbook G4 running OS X 10.4.3. I had no problem receiving mail from my .Mac account. Now, and all of a sudden, I can no longer receive my .Mac mail using the Mail app. The error I get is:
The server "mail.mac.com" refused to allow a connection on port 143.
I called AppleCare about this issue last night and they told me to perform the following steps:
1. Choose .Mac in System Preferences and delete my username and password from the Account tab.
2. Move com.apple.mail.plist and the Mail folder from my ~/Library folder to the desktop.
3. Restart the Mail app and re-import the Mail folder from the desktop. I was told not to directly copy the Mail folder from the desktop into the ~/Library folder.
4. Go back into .Mac in System Preferences and re-enter my account information.
According to AppleCare, things should now work. But there's a little problem with this "solution." I spoke with my network admin and he told me that incoming traffic on port 143 is blocked. That being the case, I fail to see how any of the above steps will solve my problem. It seems nothing more than an issue of trying to get my network admin to open port 143 and he seems reluctant to do that.
Any feedback would be appreciated.
Thanks,
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I've solved this problem. Well, actually, I didn't do anything other than:
1) Rebooting my computer, then...
2) Following the instructions at the top of the following thread to re-create my email accounts (I had two):
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=1598309#1598309
Not sure what this fixed, and how I got into this issue in the first place.
I had four or five days worth of email to come in... it took...
...a...
...long...
...time...
But its looking like its working.
A few things I tried, and although they didn't have an immediate effect to fix the connection refused problem, they might have kicked something to start something working again:
1) Created a new 'test' user on the system, restarted, logged in as that user, and started Mail.app setting it up with .Mac settings (it was after this everything worked)
2) Changed SSL ports in the accounts settings (no difference)
3) Turned firewall on and off (no difference)
4) Attempted to use Thunderbird to read .Mac email as IMAP mailbox (didn't work)
Hope this rather obvious help helps anyone else

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I have an imac with snow leopard. I do not have enough memory to get lion.
I switched my mail to icloud and now my ipod touch has icloud.
i can receive mail on my ipod touch and through the icloud web site, BUt I cannot receive mail on my mac directly any more. There is an exclamation point on my mail in box and also an ! on .mac.
Can anyone help me with settings so I can receive mail again directly on my mac?
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Mathmarv
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See this Apple note on troubleshooting icloud mail: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4002
You may have seen this page already: http://www.apple.com/support/icloud/mail-notes/

TS3276 Hi I cannot receive mail on my .mac account?

Hi I cannot receive mail on my .mac account why do you think this is?

See this Apple note on troubleshooting icloud mail: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4002
You may have seen this page already: http://www.apple.com/support/icloud/mail-notes/

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I recently bought a MacBook Air. While at the Apple Store making this purchase the Genius who sold it to me had to have me change my login password. He also advised that I upgrade the OS on my iMac desktop at home. Which I did. I do not use Keychain and told him that I did not want to.
Now I have a Mail problem. I can send and receive email fine within my own (administrator's) account. But my husband cannot receive mail in his Mail account. It is not an ISP problem because he can see his new mail on their webmail site.
When he opens his Mail app, it tells him that "Mail wants to use the 'login' keychain. He puts in his login password and every other password he can think of, but it will not recognize any of them.Then it says that "Mail can't connect to the accout "(ISPname)." He enters his ISP email password, and then it asks for the keychain password again.
The Connection Doctor says that "Trying to log into this SMTP account failed. Verify that the username and password are correct." The username and password are correct; we never changed them. Now I'm stuck.
I really think this is connected to the OS upgrade. Can anyone help?

Everybody uses KeyChain. You can't 'opt out' of it, it's simply the way Mac OS X keeps track of who and what is allowed to do this or that, including Mail. The 'Genius' should have explained that to you....
Not to worry. Here's the trick.
1. Click on the Spotlight (magnifying glass) in the top right corner of your screen.
2. Type 'Keychain' in the search bar and press 'return'.
3. In the 'Keychain' window that opens up, search for 'mail' in the filter bar.
4. Click on and delete all entries that start with 'imap...' and 'smtp...'.
5. Open Mail.app and choose Mail > Preferences... | Accounts | Account Information
6. For each of your mail accounts in the left panel, clear the field under 'Password' and re-enter the correct password. After doing this for one account, click any of the tabs above (e.g., 'General') which will force a dialogue box asking you to save the changes. Confirm that you want to save the changes.
Repeat step 5 and 6 for all your different email accounts.

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Just updated my iPad to new ios7 now cannot receive mail but can send it. I have gmail. I shut power off. Reentered the codes and that did not solve my problem.

Just read another post and it suggested deleting the entire account, which resolved my issue.
It also suggested turning off wi-fi or powering off. Neither of those worked but they were steps to do in case anyone else has this issue.

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I Cannot receive mail on my iPad. Password correct in setting. Receiving mail on another iPad with same password yahoo account have had no trouble till yesterday.

A lot of people have been unable to access Yahoo e-mail on their iPhones or iPads. My wife’s iPad was not downloading Yahoo mail, although her iPhone was. Both used IOS 8.2. We tried deleting the account several times and troubleshooting all of the other settings. The problem appears to have been that allowing the IOS to automatically create the account on the iPad resulted in the wrong settings for the incoming server. The following procedure, pieced together from two websites, fixed the problem for us. So far, so good.
https://portal.smartertools.com/kb/a2659/configure-imap-for-iphone-or-ipad.aspx
https://help.yahoo.com/kb/mobile-mail/imap-server-settings-sln4075.html
On the iPhone, tap Settings.
Tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
Tap your Yahoo account, then delete it.
Tap Add Account.
Tap Other.
Tap Add Mail Account.
Complete the Name, Address (email address), Password and Description fields.
Click Next.
Ensure IMAP is selected.
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Hostname is mail.yahoo.com.
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Password is the same password used to access webmail.
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Port: 465 or 587
Requires SSL: Yes
Requires authentication: Yes
Username is your full email address
Password is the same password used to access webmail. It may have been entered for you.
Tap Next.
The iPhone will establish an SSL connection to your IMAP and SMTP servers.
That’s all!

TS3276 I have my email set up, I can send, but I cannot receive mail. What could be wrong ?

I have my email set up, I can send, but I cannot receive mail. What could be wrong ?

SMTP is the protocol used to send mail, where IMAP and POP are the protocols used to receive mail. ISPs can have different servers for these protocols.
In this case, the specified receiving (IMAP or POP) server, or the receiving user and password credentials, are likely incorrect.
What does the Connection Doctor diagnostic tool report?
Mail.app's Window menu > Connection Doctor
To check or change the settings, select Mail.app's Mail menu > Preferences... > Accounts and select the account you need to edit in the left column.
The receiving information will be displayed for the selected Account, with either POP or IMAP shown. Confirm with the ISP that your POP or IMAP mail settings are correct per the ISP's recommendations, as well. And in general, IMAP is preferable to POP, if you have the option of using either of those with your ISP.

Can send mail but cannot receive mail?

My machine has been operating fine and all of a sudden I cannot receive mail...?
I've called my internet provider and they cannot figure it out. My other Mac's are operating fine. Any suggestions?

Hi Popeye. You're welcome.
Has Mail ever worked on this computer for this
account? It could be that you haven't configured the
account properly, i.e. haven't chosen the right
authentication method in Preferences > Accounts >
Advanced, or something like that.
Hi David,
Yes, my MacMail used to work. At that time, I was on a local ISP, on a dial-up connection. Now I have HughesNet satellite connectivity. Maybe you can verify that my settings are right.
In the Accounts window, all three first boxes are checked (enable this account, include when checking for new mail, remove copy when retrieving from server [after one week]), the next section (prompt me...) is grayed out. I'm taking from port 110, and I have MD5 challenge/response selected.
Does this sound right?
Thanks,
PTP

Cannot receive mail - virgin media

Hi All,
I have an email account with Virgin Mail and currently cannot receive mail. There are no reported errors on the Virgin Media website.
The error message I receive is as follows :
"The mail server denied access to the account because an administrator or other mail client was using it when Mail tried to log in. Please try again later. The server error encountered was: Internal login failure. Refer to server log for more information"
If the problem persists could someone please offer advice on how to solve the problem. Virgin Media are not usually responsive to this type of question hence my post here.
I have noticed increasing numbers of problems recently to receive mail. Never the same problem twice and never the fault of Virgin Media.
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Hi again,
Further to above problem. After shutting down the computer for an hour or so I now have a different problem. I still cannot receive mail but now I am asked to enter my password when I hit the 'Get Mail' button but then the password is rejected. Previously I was not asked for any password.
I have not changed the password or the authentication setting in preferences (set as 'password').
I also am not able to access my mail using www.mail2web.com. It is also saying username or password error.
Earlier this evening everything was working fine, I have changed nothing. I am able to send mail. I am at a loss as to what to do next.
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If the email configuration is correct and you're unable to receive emails, please contact your local Care line and ask them to check your Nokia Messaging account.
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