IChat and .mac email aliases

I'm trying to set up an iChat account using one of my .mac email aliases, but iChat doesn't seem to want to recognize it. Can email aliases be used?

Hi Peterpants
Dont think you can use aliases, but you can get a free iChat account here.
http://www.mac.com/1/ichat.html

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I cannot find my .mac email aliases!

I cannot find my former .mac email aliases - one of which I use for business and is on all my business stationery. I don't want to change it if I don't have to. I don't see it in the list - only the new @me address. It was my understanding that all my aliases would remain intact. Help!

Go into your account at icloud.com.
They should still be active if you check under Preferences/Settings for email - if they don't appear and it says 3 of 3 aliases available, logout and log back in - they then appeared for me. Weird.
AC

I have .me and .mac email accounts on my iPhone 4. I thought I had successfully transitioned from MobileMe to iCloud, but something must be wrong. iCloud seems to work fine on my computer and, with the exception of two email accounts, seems to be fine on

I have .me and .mac email accounts on my iPhone 4. I thought I had successfully transitioned from MobileMe to iCloud, but something must be wrong. iCloud seems to work fine on my computer and, with the exception of two email accounts, seems to be fine on my phone. Can/should I delete the accounts on my phone and start over? It is somewhat of a nuisance to have two email accounts and double the amount of emails. The only thing different about the two iCloud accounts is the email addresses. Thanks.

Well, seems I managed to unscrew this...I deleted my iCloud mail account and reinstalled it on my phone. That got rid of the duplicate .me/.mac email accounts.

Old @mac email aliases not showing up in iCloud

I have several old email aliases with the @mac.com name. None of these are showing up in iCloud when I log in via a web browser. I only see the following:
The recommended method of adding/editing aliases indicates that I have no aliases (as shown above), but I know I do and I test them and they still work (i.e. I can send emails to those aliases and they show up both when I'm in iCloud email via the browser or in my email client on the Mac).
Tried finding similar problems on the discussions forums at discussions.apple.com but either I couldn't or ones which were close did not have replies.
Would appreciate help with the above.

Hi, Kim.
You may find this article helpful with the issue you are experiencing.
iOS 7: If you're asked for the password to your previous Apple ID when signing out of iCloud
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5223
Regards,
Jason H.

Messages Beta and iCloud email aliases

I set up Messages and made my primary contact id my icloud/apple id.
I tried to add an email alias that I use frequently with the icloud account but I keep getting an error when I try to add that email alias as an email account.
Any thoughts/suggestions?
thanks

I am not sure what you mean by "connected with the Apple ID in use". The email aliases were email aliases that I had with MobileMe and they carried over to icloud. Email sent to either the original Apple ID or the email alias has always worked as expected. The email shows up on IOS devices and my Mac regardless of whether the email was addressed to the original Apple ID or the email alias.

IChat and .Mac account and AIM and .Mac account...

Hello.
Well I'm using iChat or Adium with my .Mac account, for text chat only (sometimes for video or audio but it's not my wish for this).
So, at work, we have an internal application that is based I think on AIM, and I can log myself with a AIM account (I created one for tests). But when I put my .mac email with @mac.com it's not working, and without it is. But it seems it's not the same account. Do we have two accounts ?
How to log in with AIM on Windows to use my .Mac account, so my friends can text me on the PC too ?? Is that possible ?
Thanks for your help.

Hi Sebastien,
This Sametime ?
I have not heard of this and that web site does not seem to indicate it is an AIM client even though the info you posted says that it.
I would look at the Support on that site and see if it is any help.
There is a link from the Apple .mac list to the AIM name list but this might not be accessible to a third party app like this.
Most of the other third party apps insist you have an AIM name first whether it is for a Mac (Proteus, AdiumX)or a PC (Trillian).
AIM Express is a Java app that will work on PC or Mac.
This page says that it is AIM or AOL names only.
Ralph

.Mac email aliases

I've been enjoying the iPhone, but I haven't been able to solve this one issue... even phone support couldn't answer the question:
I have several aliases in my .Mac email account. Friends and family know my root account, I have an alias that I use when subscribing to websites, another for co-workers, etc.
iPhone RECEIVES all the mail for the aliases, but when I SEND mail, it always shows that it's from the root account. How can I choose which alias to put in the "from" field when sending mail from iPhone?
iMac G5, MacBook Core duo Mac OS X (10.4.10) iPod Nano, iPhone

I would really like to know this answer, too. Anybody....???
MacBook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.10)

Ichat and mac accounts

I am new to this and can anyone help me, if when I am away, am I able to use ichat with home if my wife is only an email account, or does she need to be a full .mac member

Hi Martin
Cant remember if extra .mac email's work with iChat, if you cant your wife can get a FREE iChat screen name here http://www.mac.com/1/ichat.html

Droid and mac email - can't set up

I have a DI and also a macbook with mac email. I migrated from mobileme to iCloud, although I don't yet have Lion, just SL. I can't set up my DI to receive mac email, however I was recently receiving it on my droid until the change. I've tried all the apple support forums and tips, yet nothing works. I keep getting a message indicating it can't find the exchange server. I've put in smtp and imap. It asks for an exchange domain - no clue. I am not prompted for any port numbers. Really Frustrated.

Not sure. I'd contact your wireless service provider and have them escalate you to BlackBerry for support.
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IPhone OS 3.0 and MobileMe email aliases

Will the iphone OS 3.0 allow mobileme subscribers to write and respond to emails using all of their email aliases?
Very important to me. I have many identities.
Steve

Sorry if I am not using the correct lingo
My MobileMe account allows me to have up to 7 aliases with my main account - 7 different email addresses that all come in to the same email account. [email protected]
But there is only one account
Until recently, I could write emails and respond to emails with any of the 7 email addresses. I use different email addresses for different things - including involvement in separate and distinct communities. So this diversity is important to me.
Suddenly a week ago, something happened and I was no longer able to use any email address other than the main one.
Looking here in support I found others with the same problem being told that the mail application on the iPhone does not recognize these aliases.
Hence my question about the new iPhone OS 3.0
Steve

Using .Mac email aliases

I have sucessfully set up my .mac alias (using .mac mail).
First make a note of your primary account information:
Username & password
Incoming mail server
Outgoing mail server
Ports etc...
You will be applying these settings to your new account.
On iPhone go to:
* Settings/mail/add account/choose "other".
* Sellect type: imap
Name the account (name you want to appear in "from" field of email).
Type in your .mac alias address.
Description: Name of mailbox (i.e. personal, work).
Incoming mail server (enter info from your primary account):
* Host Name: mail.example.com (or mail.mac.com)
* Your primary account username
* Your primary account password
Outgoing mail server (enter info from your primary account)
In my case, for out going mail server I am using:
smtp.att.yahoo.com, port: 465
My username & password
Now, on my iPhone mail, I can select which account to send & receive from.
Personal or work.
Works for me, hope it does for you!

A .Mac email alias is not valid for usage in iChat. Use an AIM screen name or trial .Mac account if you want a new name.
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IChat and .mac account

Is it possible (and if so, how) to share a single .mac account for iChat? I'm wanting to video chat with my family while on the road with the laptop and my attempts to create account names and what not appears to only make a mess.

Nope.
Whichever Screen name you use you need two separates ones.
One for each end.
Trial @mac names will work after the 60 days as will Lapsed accounts.
Family Pack ones are a bit different (they tend not to work with sub email accounts)
AIM names are of course also Valid.
Ryan has links to both at the top of this page http://www.siriusaddict.com/ichat.html although the .mac one no longer works.
The Trial Sign Up page seems to be here
There is a link also to the Sign Up page on the right in the blurb here
9:15 PM Thursday; July 3, 2008

Help with distinction between Apple Email and .MAC email

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I just ended my year long .MAC script. Now I cannot access my email. If I do not have .MAC does that mean I cant have my @mac.com email address? It may sound dumb but I didnt think I had to pay to use my @mac.com email?
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How to merge iCloud account and .mac email

On my iPhone 4S my "iCloud" account, in the "Account" field, is my Apple usnermane, which just so happens to be a personal email address (non Apple). But I want to have my .me email address on the iPhone, so I added it (iOS labels it .mac instead of .me, not sure why). But all that happens is that I end up with another mail account that has "[email protected]" in the "Account" field. I can't seem to get the iOS5 to see these as indistinguishible and as one mail account. Any ideas?

If the old ID is yours, and if it is an earlier version of your current ID, go to https://appleid.apple.com, click Manage my Apple ID and sign in with your current iCloud ID. Click edit next to the primary email account, change it back to your old email address and save the change. Then edit the name of the account to change it back to your old email address. You can now use your current password to turn off Find My iDevice, even though it prompts you for the password for your old account ID. Then save any photo stream photos that you wish to keep to your camera roll. When finished go to Settings>iCloud, tap Delete Account and choose Delete from My iDevice when prompted (your iCloud data will still be in iCloud). Next, go back to https://appleid.apple.com and change your primary email address and iCloud ID name back to the way it was. Now you can go to Settings>iCloud and sign in with your current iCloud ID and password.

IPad email and Mac email

When I send an email from my iPad, I can see the sent email on the Gmail web but not on my Mac's email application. I have tried syncing to no avail. Do I have to physically sync the iPad and my Mac?
I have an iPad mini with version 7.0.4 and a MacBook Pro with version 10.7.5
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You can use MobileMe until June 2012. The website that I reference here has a great deal of information about the iCloud service and will probably answer many questions that you may have about the service. I copied this information from one of the links about the transition from MobileMe to iCloud.
http://www.apple.com/support/icloud/
MobileMe Services
What's happening to MobileMe?
The core services provided by MobileMe have been rewritten to work seamlessly with iCloud. MobileMe will no longer be available as a paid sync service. If you had an active MobileMe account as of June 6, 2011, your service has been extended through June 30, 2012, at no additional charge. After that date, the MobileMe service will no longer be available.
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