Disable Mac Mail Pop Up

I don't wont to use mac mail becuase I use yahoo for email service. I won't be able send mail through mac mail using my yahoo account unless I upgrade. Which I don't see a need to do. I would like to disable the mac mail pop up. So when I click on an email us link it goes to my yahoo account instead.

First off, I suggest you not post this kind of
account info in the clear in a public forum for
security & anti-spam reasons.
Regarding the message itself, do you have the web
mail interface for this account open at the same time
you are using Mail to access the account? Have you
logged out of the web mail version before using Mail?
It sounds like some other client app or possibly the
web mail interface has opened a session with the
account & hasn't closed it, preventing Mail from
setting its own lock with the server for its own
session.
Thanks. I just went into Road Runner and changed all the account passwords then made corresponding changes in the Mail Account passwords. This seems to have worked.
iMac G4

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Mac Mail POP accounts + iPhone

Hello, and please forgive me in advance if this has been covered.
I'm trying to sync all of my Mac Mail POP accounts to the iPhone, which at first seemed simple, which it was until on the Mac side Mail started to ask me for passwords over and over again... though on the iPhone side everything seems groovy.
As a work around I've selected only the .Mac accounts to be synced for now.
I'm sure it's an easy fix, just wanted to put this out there in case I'm doing something wrong

Honestly, 'sync' and 'POP' don't belong together in
the same sentence.
You should seriously take a look at using IMAP
technology wherever it is available, converting your
POP3 mailboxes where you can. Mail service at .Mac is
offered in both flavors, and you are far better off
using IMAP.
This is not an iPhone specific matter, as the POP3 vs
IMAP issue comes up almost daily in the
Mail & Address Book forum. You might want to
browse or search it to learn why IMAP is the answer
to those who seek to 'synchronize' mail content.
thanks for your reply.
What I meant by putting 'sync' and 'pop' in the same sentence was syncing the Mac Mail accounts, not necessarily the emails. I understand the difference between pop and imap.
The point of my question revolves around what I've already stated. I'm not looking to argue about semantics, how many terms I've decided to use in one sentence, or a discussion on your opinion of pop vs. imap; just trying to figure out why all of a sudden Mac Mail on the host computer is asking me for passwords over and over again after hooking up the iPhone and attempting to 'sync' mail account information over.

Mac Mail POP Account Not Receiving Messages

Using Mac Mail, I am suddenly not receiving messages in a POP account. The gmail account I use is working normally. Under connection doctor both accounts are green. Help, please?

Same problem here since upgrading to Mail 7.1 (1827). All the settings are seemingly correct. The emails are marked as 'Read' on the server but are not downloaded.
The emails are also deleted a week later as set in preferences.
Thinking the emails may have gone elsewhere I used Spotlight to look for them. No success there.
Real puzzle and yet another glitch on the latest Apple Mail.
Come on Apple, get your act together.

Mac Mail Pop Up Message

I recently reactivated my Road Runner cable internet service after a four month hiatus. As far as I know all my Preferences for the email account were the same as when I shut off the service in June. All I changed was under Advanced Tab where I checked the Enable Acct. box. When I open Mac Mail I get the following pop up message:
The mailbox “~/Library/Mail/[email protected]/Deleted Messages.mbox” is currently locked by “John Cuddeback” on host “cpe-66-25-148-214.austin.res.rr.com”. If you open a mailbox that already is in use, you may damage its contents.
If I select the Open Anyway radio button, I can go the one of the mail boxes where a new message is indicated and open the box and see the mail. However, I keep getting additional copies of the email every time the Mac Mail checks the Road Runner server. The only way I can stop getting copies of the same email is to go to the Road Runner server and delete them.
I have contacted the ISP and when I say Mac they start scratching various parts and say check with apple.com. Any suggestions??

First off, I suggest you not post this kind of
account info in the clear in a public forum for
security & anti-spam reasons.
Regarding the message itself, do you have the web
mail interface for this account open at the same time
you are using Mail to access the account? Have you
logged out of the web mail version before using Mail?
It sounds like some other client app or possibly the
web mail interface has opened a session with the
account & hasn't closed it, preventing Mail from
setting its own lock with the server for its own
session.
Thanks. I just went into Road Runner and changed all the account passwords then made corresponding changes in the Mail Account passwords. This seems to have worked.
iMac G4

Mac Mail & POP Error Message - Unable to receive, Able to send

I am in a bind -- our company (okay, me) had gotten fed up using Yahoo Small Business email (multiple problems with customer service, they deleted my email, their tech fixes take weeks, I could go on and on...), so we switched to Network Solutions, a company I've used personally and been pretty happy with. HOWEVER, we've switched over and a remote party who uses Mac Mail to access his email set up using the exact settings suggested by Network Solutions and is unable to receive email. He's able to send it (using Earthlink as the outgoing mail server), but he's unable to receive it, and it's becoming a BIG pain.
He's running:
Mac OS 10.4.6
Mac Mail 2.0.7
He receives the error message:
"The server error encountered was: The server "mail.latitude-entertainment.com" cannot be contacted on port 110."
He operates wirelessly using a home router for multiple computers and has Earthlink DSL.
One bizarre twist: He's even not able to access the webpage for webmail (http://mail.latitude-entertainment.com)
At first I thought it was a firewall issue, but he doesn't believe he has any firewall software installed.
Needless to say, I'm an admin here looking like a fool in front of the big wigs. Not a good position. Network Solutions runs me down their usual list of things to look for, but not looking at the computer, I'm running blind (and he's not in a position to contact tech support himself).
Any help out there?
Any help would be appreciated.
Laptop, not sure what type Mac OS X (10.4.6) Mac Mail 2.0.7

Hello, and welcome to the Discussions.
Probably the number one thing check and/or experiement with, is the form of the Username entered in the Mail Preferences when setting up the account. Mail is very precise about whether the form is the portion of the email address in front of the "@domain", or the entire email address. The standard will be set by the server, of course, Mail will not take Username from any place, other than the Username entry box in the preference, and not from the email address entry box.
Have him try it each way. Do you access this server with Mail 2.0, or otherwise?
Ernie

Disable .Mac mail account on work computer

I have a PowerBook G4 at my home office and a MacBookPro that my employer has given me for work. I want to use the Mac Mail desktop client on my MacBookPro as my desktop email client, but every time I launch Mac Mail on my MBP, it also downloads my personal email (i.e., mail items stored on my .Mac server/account). I don't want my personal email to automatically download to and appear on my employer's MBP. How do I configure it so that it doesn't automatically download the email that's on my .Mac account/server? Thanks much.
Steps I've taken so far without any success:
-Deleted account from Mail>System Preferences (fails because when I re-start Mail, it just repeats the process, i.e., downloads my personal mail from .Mac)
-Removed my work computer from the registered list of computers that appear under System Preferences>.Mac Account>Advanced

Thanks. That solved the problem temporarily, but when I re-launched the Mail app again, it automatically downloaded all the personal messages from .Mac.
Someone later explained to me that the problem lies more on the .Mac side of things than with the Mail client and told me to do this, which resolved the problem. (see below if you or anyone else is interested.) Thanks again for your help!
Go to System Preferences->.Mac account preference pane and delete all the information there. That is where Mail is finding it.

Can't send attmnts using yahoo hotmail, can't set up mac mail pop account

Help, can't sent attachments using yahoo or hotmail from my brand new computer! Server, sympatico. Can't set up mac mail either. Very frustrated...can anyone help??!!!

Try these sites. I haven't tried it myself and would be interested in your outcome.
http://www.hawkwings.net/2005/09/17/macfreepops-getting-emails-from-hotmail-gmai l-yahoo-squirrelmail-aol-etc/
http://www.hawkwings.net/2005/09/08/httpmail-hotmail-in-apple-mail/
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Mac Mail disabled

I just got a new MacBook Pro (my first Mac) for my work computer. Our IS has decided to force us to use Thunderbird and disabled Mac Mail. Does anyone know a way to enable or reinstall it? I don't have access to the OS disc. I think the application is still there, but just disabled somehow. The icon is still in the Applications folder, but if you try to launch it, nothing happens. The mail icon shows up on the dock momentarily, but then goes away. Any ideas? Thanks.

Hi Robertshill,
If you are having an issue with sending email I would suggest that you troubleshoot using the steps in this article -
OS X Mail: Troubleshooting sending and receiving email messages
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Brett L

Disable hyperlink trigger of Mac Mail

I think I may wish to disable Mac Mail. The problem is that when I click on a hyperlink in a document cell in a pread sheet that contains a hyperlink (e-mail address) my Mac automatically starts Mac Mail and presents a new mail message that is already addressed. I do not want Mac Mail to automatically open. How can I prevent this from happening or am I just stuck with this feature? Should I remove Mac Mail from my applications if I do not use it?

Hi Shirley,
Should I remove Mac Mail from my applications if I do not use it?
That'd be the easiest thing.

Moving over from Mac Mail to Mac Outlook 2011

Hi All - I am in the process of moving from Mac Mail to Mac Outlook 2011. Could anyone please advise how I disable Mac Mail. I want to keep all of the old emails there but just start using Outlook 2011. I would happy for any suggestions. I am a bit wary to start trying touring over all of the emails from Mail to Outlook, I think it would be a very long process.
Sending emails from Outlook is taking a bit of time at the moment, I'm wondering if it is to do with still having Mail sitting there.
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Hi Loner T
Thanks so much for your reply. I have taken all of the accounts offline. It does say that the messages are being stored on servers.
Do you know is it easy or laborious to export the mailbox? I have not done this before.
Thanks

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Convert Gmail POP to IMAP in Mac Mail

Hi--
I have been living in the dark ages using Mac "Mail" to get my gmail email as a Pop account. I've set it so that the messages are left on gmail's server as well as being downloaded to my Mac. But now I'd really like to switch over to using gmail and Mail through an IMAP account. I've read lots of potential scenarios as to how to do this, but most people have NOT left their message on gmail's server.
I know I can set up another IMAP account in mail and disable my current POP account. But many people have then said to drag my "On My Mac" folders/mailboxes that I've created over the years to the new IMAP mailbox....my concern is that because gmail's server has all the messages, I will actually be duplicating ALL my mail on both the server and my mac.
So....is there any way to switch my gmail over to IMAP and preserve or recreate my "On My Mac" folder/mailbox system given that all the messages are still on the gmail server.
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dp

I found this great set of mail AppleScripts:
http://homepage.mac.com/aamann/Mail_Scripts.html
It includes one script to delete duplicate messages. So if we can't find a way to do this right, then I'll just download all the duplicates then delete them. Of course I don't want to actually do that, lets call this the nuclear option.
So can anyone think of a way to make an IMAP account for my gmail without it downloading all the messages again that I have already downloaded?

How can i get my emails in the hotmail POP folder, to reload into Mac Mail?

On the hotmail page, it has the 'inbox/ but it also has a folder named POP. In this folder it saves months worth of emails, older than the ones in the regular inbox. I keep whats important and often refer back to the old ones in this POP folder. The hard drive failed on my macbook pro, so i lost all of the emails that i normally hold onto. Now that i have a new hard drive, i'm rebuilding my data, and would like to get the emails out of that POP folder to reload into my mac. I cannot find anyway to do this! All that loads into my mac mail, is new emails. Any idea how i can get these to load? There are 2000 of them, so resending each one isn't really an option!!!

What software version are you using?
All moving and copying should be done from inside the application.
Try using the relink function to point to the moved files.

Using a POP mail account in mac mail

My friend has an AT&T sbcglobal POP mail account he has added to his mac mail app. Since it is POP mail it is not always received in his mac mail box if AT&T Yahoo account receives it first. I guess he can prevent the Yahoo mail box from downloading the messages if he signs out of the Yahoo account.But he also has an iPhone. So will he still have the race problem between the computer & the iPhone on which gets the mail first?
Appreciate any suggestions on how this can be solved?

For POP:
The following mail server settings will work with all AT&T email domains: @ameritech.net, @att.net, @bellsouth.net, @flash.net, @nvbell.net, @pacbell.net, @prodigy.net, @sbcglobal.net, @snet.net, @swbell.net, @wans.net.
Email Program Settings Field:
Enter:
Incoming (POP)
inbound.att.net
Outgoing (SMTP)
outbound.att.net(requires authentication)
Incoming mail server:
POP3
Incoming/Outgoing User Name:
Full AT&T email address, including domain (e.g., [email protected], [email protected])
Incoming mail port #:
995, secure connection (SSL) checked
Outgoing mail port #
465, secure connection (SSL) checked
I assume the settings you are refering to gives that delay for marking the messages as read when highlighted for that period of time. Probably for scrolling through the list without changing the unread status. Lion doesn't have that selection, so I can't test that at the moment.

If you delete a POP mail account in Mac Mail can you get your mails back?

This has happened to a client of mine. She'd just set up a new account for her email as she'd moved servers. She had an old POP mail account on her Mac Mail for two years which she deleted and now all of her old sent mails are gone plus everything from the inbox that wasn't moved into folders.
How do you get those emails back? (I'm not sure if she has been using Time Machine to back everything up)
Will re-creating the old account help?

If she hasn't been backing up with Time Machine (or a full backup which hasn't been overwritten) they are gone. Recreating the account won't being them back.
If she has Time Machine, open (user)/Library/Mail in the Finder and then enter Time Machine. Navigate backwards looking for a folder named POP- and the name of the account. Use TM to restore that.

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