I cannot get mail to update on my desktop

I cannot get 'mail' to update on my desktop...is there a firewall up somewhere...my other mac is fine

You can forcer quit the application
>Force quit
This would be preferred.  If you have to force quit the the entire OS- press the power button for a extended period until it forces a immediate shut down.

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    4) create an icloud backup of all your data, restore through iTunes and then restore from icloud
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    My iphone 5 everytime i go into mail it comes up with - Cannot get Mail - the connection to the server failed- i then have to click ok - I am still receiving mail - it is driving me mad having to click this everytime - anybody else had the same problem and have found a solution - only stated happening since iPhone was updated .

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    The following Knowledge Base article provides some steps for troubleshooting mail on your iOS device:
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    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3899
    Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
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    Pedro.

  • TS3899 "cannot get mail" in iphone5 suddenly. been using iphone to check 2 email accounts for months now, one is gmail and not troubled. the other is thunderbird and i get this error message now. no settings have been changed or anything! ideas?

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  • HT2480 Ipad mini - exchange email stopped working randomly  Error: "Cannot get mail. The connection to the server failed."

    I got an iPad mini over Christmas and have had no issues setting up/managing my email until yesterday. I've had my Exchange email working for almost a month, and yesterday I stopped getting emails and getting the error: "Cannot Get Mail. The connection to the server failed."
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  • Exchange 2003 SP2: 'Cannot get mail' - another one...

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  • Iphone 5. cannot get mail. no internet connection available.

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