Mac mail connection issues

Mac Mail has serious connection issues. It's a pain in the *** to try to configure it , and then once you think you have it, it fails. I've banged my head on it for a week and then went to try Postbox and Airmail who both connect and work smoothly. I would suggest you adopt their model of connecting .

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