Icloud server problem

I keep having problems with the icloud server. Can't send mail from my computer and keep getting error message in my calendar. When I tried to sign into mobile me, my id and password is not accepted.

jackie.shuler1 wrote:
When I tried to sign into mobile me, my id and password is not accepted.
MobileMe closed over a year ago: attempting to sign into it will produce no result. Do I gather that you have the MobileMe icon in your System Preferences? In that case you need to upgrade your operating system in order to see the iCloud preference pane.
If you have Lion 10.7.0 or 10.7.1 you need to update it to 10.7.5 - you can do this from Software Update for free.
If you have Snow Leopard (10.6.8) or earlier you will have to upgrade to Lion or Mountain Lion if your Mac meets the requirements.
The requirements for Lion are:
Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor
2GB of memory
OS X v10.6.6 or later (v10.6.8 recommended)
7GB of available space
To purchase it you will have to ring Apple at the number given at the bottom left of this page.
The requirements for Mountain Lion are:
OS X v10.6.8 or later
2GB of memory
8GB of available space
and the supported models are:
iMac (Mid 2007 or newer)
MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer)
MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)
Xserve (Early 2009)
MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer)
Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
It is available from the Mac App Store (in Applications).
You should be aware that PPC programs (such as AppleWorks) will not run on Lion or above; and some other applications may not be compatible - there is a useful compatibility checklist at http://roaringapps.com/apps:table

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https://MYNAME%[email protected]:443/########/carddavhome///MYNAME%[email protected]:443/########/carddavhome/
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