"mail" server access info and messages deleted

Earlier today through an errant instruction, the server access info for Mail 4.6 was inadvertently deleted. This process also deleted all the messages viewable in
Mail's mailboxes: In/Sent/Trash !
From Time Machine, I restored the server access information and the deleted messages!
All of the restored messages now appear as nnnn.emix (as expected) in Home/Mail/POP email address/INBOX.mbox/messages. Similarly for Sent Messages & Deleted Messages.
However, only new messages since restore appear in Mail!!! The restored messages do not appear (although they appear as nnnn.emix in Finder)!
What am I missing here?

WOOPS!
My statement above about seeing current messages in Mail is only "partially correct." I find that if I close out Mail... then reopen the program, the messages that were there have disappeared... and, they've similarly disappeared from the nnnn.emix files in Finder!
So... something is clearly amiss!

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Why do I get an "unable to connect - There may be a problem with the mail server or network." message from iCloud. I have verified the settings. I can access my iCloud account online but can't send or receive e-mail via the mail account.

Text limits to the "Question" link prevents a full explanation:
This is a long-time problem. I have tried to resolve it with Apple but their "Customer Support" is merely a name.
I can go online and access my e-mail but when I try to send or receive e-mail via iCloud through my internet server (Google fiber now but the same situation existed with my prior service), I receive "There may be a problem with the mail server or network. Verify the settings for 'Apple Email' and try again.
"The server returned the error: The server 'p0-imap.mail.me.com' refused to allow a connection on port 143."
Well, I have verified the setting and tried again and again and …
Well, you get the idea …

JungleTaxi Cabbie wrote:
Csound1: iCloud: Configuring Mail with Mac OS X v10.6 or iOS 4
Enter your Incoming Mail Server, User Name, and Password using the following settings:
Incoming Mail Server: mail.me.com
User Name: Your iCloud email address (excluding @me.com)
Password: Your password
Last Modified: Jun 27, 2013
Maybe you should test these things before calling people out, because these settings do function perfectly well.
iCloud is not supported on Snow Leopard or lower, why bother to mention it?
The OP has an iCloud account, and that can not be opened without Lion or Mountain Lion (on a Mac), IOS5 or 6 (on an iPhone/iPad)
The document I linked to is Apples documentation for iCloud on current devices,I don't care whether you believe that you know better than they do, but it will affect the people who follow your advice as it won't work
JungleTaxi Cabbie wrote:
Also, if you're not running Lion or Mountain Lion, there is no "Mail, Contacts & Calendars" prefpane.
I never said that there was, perhaps you imagined it.

What does this mean? The mail server responded: Too many messages. Please check the message and try again.

I use BT yahoo mail with Thunderbird 24.6.0 in the last few days i've started getting this message when sending messages:
An error occurred while sending mail. The mail server responded: Too many messages. Please check the message and try again.
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The message means BT are lying basically. I have just spent the best part of an hour on chasing what limits BT place on mail sending... the internet contains a void.
The closest thing I can locate is a BT rep here https://community.bt.com/t5/Email/E-Mail-message-limit/m-p/1045228/highlight/true#M17523 refusing to identify what limits they impose but advising their switch to critical path has more stringent controls. AFAIK Critical path is ca mail software solution sold by OpenWave Messaging http://owmessaging.com/
So your paying for a totally undefined service. Congratulations!

Can MoveUser move a user's mailbox from an installation of Mail Server 2.X to Messaging Server 3.X?

Can MoveUser move a user's mailbox from an installation of Mail
Server 2.X to Messaging Server 3.X?
<P>
Yes.
The 2.x server allows the postmaster to login to a user's account.
Try running MoveUser as follows:
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Notes:
Mail Server 2.x uses a local database and not an LDAP server
for account information. The -l option
specify ldap URL and the associated bindDN password,
therefore, are not valid when moving from
Mail Server 2.x to Messaging Server 3.x.
"Postmaster:" is case sensitive.
The -a and -v options are for Messaging Server 3.x
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Additionally
When I type in fasn26p (machine name) the Oracle Application Server Welcome page displays.
I can get to the Enterprise Manager via the link on the page.
On the All Programs menu, under Oracle - OraDb10g_home1 I can access the Datbase Control page and login. The line for Database Instance: Orcl is -
http://fasn26p:1158/em/consol/database/instance/sitemap?event=doloa&....
One last thought. I installed this with this on my network at home and I now have it disconnected from the network. So no IP address for the adapter and I wonder if that can cause a problem with Apache?
Sam

Get mail server to resend a message.

Could anyone tell me how to get a mail server to resend a message. I occasionally get messages that seem to be corrupt and would like to have them resent to my inbox in hopes they will be received correctly. I have another mail account (AOL) where the messages seem to come through as expected. I want to quit using AOL but not until I have confidence in Mail
OSX 10.5.6
Bobcoff

Mark,
When Forwarding an Email as an Attachment do this simple step before forwarding:
With the suspect mail selected:
1. Hit CMD-SHIFT-H to reveal the header information,
2. Then Foraward as an Attachment and the header information will be included.
I just tried this with 5 different mails and when you double click the icon of the attached mail that resides on your forwarding mail, you can reveal the complete original header information of the suspect mail - it is identical to the original - word for word.
Perhaps when you just Forward as an Attachment without opening the header first you might lose that data, but if you follow the steps above, it works fine.
I should add that this works on the Mac, not sure about iPad.
Message was edited by: bwfromspring hill

I DO NOT want my iPhone 5S to delete my e-mail on my mac. I have a imap.mail.yahoo account. Is there anyway I can delete mail on my iphone and not delete it on my mac?

Mail 5.3, Macbook pro 10.7.5, iPhone 5S, I DO NOT want my iPhone 5S to delete my e-mail on my mac. I have a imap.mail.yahoo account. Is there anyway I can delete mail on my iphone and not delete it on my mac?

Here you go
sbcglobal.net
inbound.att.net / 995
outbound.att.net / 465
Yes
[email protected]
POP3

When I open Thunderbird it always ask mail server password required and than several times i have to enter password. I have 30 emails.

When I open Thunderbird it always ask mail server password required and than several times i have to enter password. I have 30 emails. They select email randomly.

Hey there Sharon47.
Couple of things that I see when I read this.
1 - If you have tried to reset your password (and it says that mail has been sent) my guess is that your spam or junk folder may have it on Gmail? That's assuming your old email account (earthlink) is still forwarding to your new (Gmail) account.
2 - Make sure your Firefox versions are up to date on the devices.
Also,
Here's a couple of support articles which may help you with syncing and
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-to-update-to-the-new-firefox-sync
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/ive-lost-my-firefox-sync-account-information
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Suddenly unable las 36 hrs to access yahoo mail server on iPad and iPhone. What is going on, how to fix? Have tried resetting mail accounts to no avail.

Unable to access yahoo mail server on iPad suddenly last 36 hrs. Can anyone assist?

lomago
Hold off on purchasing stuff. I got my problem solved going through Apple Support for free. I'll try to walk you through this but bear in mind I've only done it once with an Apple Tech Support manager on line.
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Enter the account description as iCloud
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on the outgoing mail server page
Enter the account description as iCloud
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Check use only this server
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Is there a way to recover deleted mail from my iPad and recover deleted messages from my onw iPhone?

Is there a way to recover deleted mails sent from iPad and/or recover deleted messages from my iPhone?
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Thanks for replying - no, I had not done a backup since the shots were taken and then attemped to put them in an album as I did not want to change the enviornment of the phone from when I had inadvertently delted them. Unfortunatlely, when asked "Do you want to delete these photos from all locations," I hit yes and they were also deleted from my Photostream.

Can't send mail - server properly configured and up

I'm unable to send mail. Here's roughly the sequence of events that
got me where I am:
1) Connect through a firewall using VPN (the Cisco VPN client)
over the wireless interface
2) Compose a message, and click 'Send'
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dialog
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5) Reconnect later while the server is up, and try to send
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wireless interface in order to connect over VPN causes Mail to try
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and nothing on the server side has changed since.
I've tried everything I can think of to get Mail back in a working state.
Notably I've deleted the contents of "Outbox", quit Mail, and then restarted.
I've also deleted and re-created the server configuration, without success.

Two additional data points:
1) I found a mail server I could use from outside the firewall.
When I added that server, and closed the VPN session, Mail was
(finally!) able to send. (But see below why you shouldn't rush
to blame VPN).
2) When there are two mail servers configured in preferences, the
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select an alternate server from the list, the "Try selected
server" button ought to try the new server. Instead, the
pop-up reappears, still complaining about the old server.
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* Note that the server is perfectly accessible; telnet works,
and Mail's Connection Doctor says the server is up.
* Point 2) above indicates some problem in Mail with the logic
for retrying access to the failed server.

Mavericks Mail: Has anyone experienced multiple messages deleting on one click?

Earlier today I began to see multiple mail messages deleted in one click. At first I thought I might have been clicking too fast and was causing the problem, but I have verified that was not the case. It occured several times on message threads, but also on unique messages not related.
This is very concerning as I now have to look in the Trash to ensure I did not miss any important messages. Lots of strange behavior with the Mavericks upgrade - is a fix coming out soon?

I used to find this happening with older version of OSX after I did my usual 6 month clean, wipe, re-install and resume.
It's possible that the file which keeps a track of message downloaded from the server is corrupt. Goto ~/Library/Mail where "~" is your home folder and then delete these files
Envelope Index
LSMMap2
DefaultCounts
Next goto each account ".mbox"
This is in ~/Library/Mail then a folder which contains your email address example "Mac-steve.jobs"
inside there should be a folder list something similar to this:
Junk.imapmbox
Sent Messages.imapmbox
INBOX.imapmbox
Drafts.imapmbox
Deleted Messages.imapmbox
Inside each of them is a folder, called "Messages" and also some files, delete the files but not the "Messages" folder.
When you reopen Mail it will be as if you opened it for the first time. See if the emails come in, if they do then it's more likely to be a setting in Mail or even possibly something that's happening at the remote email server.
In Mail Right or Control Click in the left hand panel and select "Get Info" a box will come up with a drop down selection at the top showing active email accounts, select the one you are having problems with, either a list of folders will come up or a big long list of email messages, depending on how many you have will depend on how long it takes for the list to update. Once it has, select all the emails and Select "Remove From Server" this will delete them all from the server so at least when you re-open Mail they don't all come in again.
Hope something in here helps
Mark

Airport Express Network blocks Mail server access

Running 10.3.9. Mail version 1.3.11.
Hello
With my current network setup Mail is unable to download/send messages with my POP e-mail server. If I plug my laptop directly into the network cable (coming from our Linksys router), Mail can access the server.
My network setup is a Linksys 4-port router, wired to an Airport Express, that relays signals to 2 other Airport Express'. All other internet access/sharing works fine.
What Airport settings can I look at to fix the problem?
Thanks
Matt

Try the following on your Mac mini, in order, until (hopefully) resolved:
1a. Delete Preferred Network(s)
System Preferences > Network > AirPort > Advanced > AirPort tab
Under "Preferred Networks," delete the network(s) you regularly use from the list.
1b. Delete AirPort Keychain Entries
Launch the "Keychain Access" application located in Applications/Utilties.
Click on the "Kind" filter at the top, and look for any "AirPort network password" entries...and delete them.
1c. Add Preferred Network(s)
System Preferences > Network > AirPort > Advanced > AirPort tab
Add the preferred network(s) using the "+" button.
Restart or log out then back in.
2. Move System Configuration Files
(Note: You will have to reestablish your network connections settings.)
Go to /Library/Preferences
Move the SystemConfiguration folder to the desktop.
Restart your Mac. (Note: OS X will rebuild the files that are now sitting on your desktop. If this doesn't resolve the issue, you can move the folder back to it's original location.)

Mail server stops IMAP and POP services, SMTP won't work

Hello fellow Lion Server users,
I am trying hard to get my mail server productive. I want to fetch mails from my ISP's IMAP mail server and distribute it to all my devices via my own mail server. Also the mails shall be sent via ISPs SMTP.
After managing it being able to send and receive email in the way I want I realized that web server was down. Because I want to use the integrated web mail and Wiki server I had to fix that. After restoring to default values in httpd.conf and others I got that problem solved just to realize that I am not able any more to send and receive email. I would be grateful if you could help me out.
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I think I may have just figured out a part of this puzzle. I have more than just my att account set up in Mail. Even though all of my accounts are setup to use the ATT SMTP server only (with the appropriate ATT login info) I am getting the same rejection notices as everyone else.
I noticed that in the rejection notice though, that it was saying I was sending mail from my other main account, not my sbcglobal (ATT) account. I thought that was strange since I set up all my accounts to use the SBC (ATT) login info for ATT's SMTP Server. So obviously it is a problem in Mail. Mail is somehow confused and sending some wrong piece of info to the SMTP server. When I changed the sender from my other account to my SBCGLOBAL account, the mail went right out with no other problems.
So this isn't a solution for those of you who are struggling with only an ATT account, but I think it points to a possible problem within Mail. The answer might be to delete the accounts in Mail and set them back up again. It's looking like Apple might need to make a tweak to Mail to fix this if indeed this is the correct cause. Hope this helps someone.

Mail won't quit and messages stuck in Outbox

Having a very strange problem with Mail on my father's Mac Mini. It is not my computer so I'm not sure what has lead to this, but Mail will not quit, and every message we try to send gets stuck in the Outbox. The version running is Mac OS X 10.6.8, and the version of Mail is 4.6 (1085).
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Why is incoming mail server greyed out and unalterable and mail.app cannot get mail?

I haven't had any iCloud mail for 3 days now. I'm in the UK. When I look at the account settings the incoming mail server shows a greyed out 'p01-imap.mail.me.com'. I've looked at Apples support pages and try as I might I can't configure it as they say I should be able to! Is there a little plist file or something somewhere I need to delete so I can get this thing working again or is it an Apple problem? The UK support pages say iCloud is working. I'm running OSX 10.7.4 on alate 2009 iMac.

I realize that this is a double post, but the info may pertain,
the thread is a little different and may be otherwise missed.
Working with expresslane the issue I was bucked up
to sr. level - they found the problem is 's changeover
to icloud addresses has deleted my primary alternate
but verified email addy as it had an @me suffix. 
replaced this with @icloud but can't as of now restore
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my MobileMe membership, converted to iCloud, I'm
to lose all my @me and @mac addys. I'd thought they
were grandfathered for us but this may not be true. So,
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Advice: Beware, be very aware - if you have an old, and
more pretigious, @mac addy. For now, mine still works
but it's my ID so they may let me continue it (?).

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