My mail won't work

This may be a stupid question, but why wont my mail update? I recieve my mail on time on my iPhone, but it does not show up on my mac until it has been a while. It seems that my mail gets deleted right after as well. I know I can just search it up in the search bar, but I would like it to be right there, like it is on my phone.

I would love an answer to this as well. As soon as I moved to iCloud, my .mac email stopped working. It won't work on my iPod, Apple Mail or on the iCloud website itself. It just keeps giving me an error message.

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I am very dissapointed in the new maverick upgrade. My app center, itune store, safari, and me mail won't work with the new upgrade. I called the help desk and they had me uninstall and re install the upgrade. he said i should have everything backed up cuz I will lose everything, but nothing was lost. It worked for a day, but now it doesn't work at all. it just gives me the hourglass circle symbol and finally times out. A couple of times my computer gave me an error code that i wasn't connected to the internet, even though I could use chrome no problem. Another error code I got was that I wasn't signed in, but I am. Any suggestions?

Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a test, not a solution. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
Step 1
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is localized to your user account.
Enable guest logins* and log in as Guest. Don't use the Safari-only “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac.”
While logged in as Guest, you won’t have access to any of your personal files or settings. Applications will behave as if you were running them for the first time. Don’t be alarmed by this; it’s normal. If you need any passwords or other personal data in order to complete the test, memorize, print, or write them down before you begin.
Test while logged in as Guest. Same problem?
After testing, log out of the guest account and, in your own account, disable it if you wish. Any files you created in the guest account will be deleted automatically when you log out of it.
*Note: If you’ve activated “Find My Mac” or FileVault, then you can’t enable the Guest account. The “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac” is not the same. Create a new account in which to test, and delete it, including its home folder, after testing.
Step 2
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party system modifications that load automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, or by corruption of certain system caches.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards. Boot in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. Note: If FileVault is enabled on some models, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, and some things won’t work at all, including sound output and Wi-Fi on certain models. The next normal boot may also be somewhat slow.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
Test while in safe mode. Same problem?
After testing, reboot as usual (i.e., not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of steps 1 and 2.

I upgraded to OS 10.9 and now mail won't work

I upgraded to the new OS 10.9 and now my mail won't work. Any suggestions?

How are you trying to access gmail? Are you using their web mail page at www.gmail.com? Or using the Apple Mail application? Or something else?
If you are trying to use the web mail, what browser are you using? Does the failure occur when you try to load the initial page, or after you try to log in?
Let us know, we will keep working with you.

Outgoing Mail Won't Work!

My outgoing mail won't work! Get the message, 'Cannot send message using the server Hotmail. Can anyone help?

Select Mail | Preferences... from the Mac OS X Mail menu.
Go to the Accounts category.
Click the + ("Create an account.") button.
Enter your name under Full Name:.
Type your Windows Live Hotmail address (something like "[email protected]") under Email Address:.
Type your Windows Live Hotmail password under Password:.
Click Continue.
Make sure POP is selected under Account Type:.
Enter "Windows Live Hotmail" (or something similar) as the Description: for this account.
Type "pop3.live.com" (not including the quotation marks) under Incoming Mail Server:.
Enter your complete Windows Live Hotmail address ("[email protected]", for example) under User Name:.
Click Continue.
Enter "Windows Live Hotmail" under Description: for Outgoing Mail Server.
Type "smtp.live.com" under Outgoing Mail Server:.
Make sure Use Authentication is checked.
Enter your full Windows Live Hotmail address (e.g. "[email protected]") under User Name:.
Type your Windows Live Hotmail password under Password:.
Click Continue.
Now click Create.
Close the Accounts window.
source :http://email.about.com/od/macosxmailtips/qt/How_to_Access_Windows_Live_Hotmail_w ith_Mac_OS_X_Mail.htm

Help in the mail won't work

I don't know if this is the right place to ask this but I'm lost. The help in the mail programme on OSX 10.4 won't work; the small window appears but nothing comes up and I have to force quit to close it. I'm trying to send an attachment and finding it impossible. In the missing manual book it says that I should be able to compress the picture but the button isn't there for me to do this. What is wrong and what can I do to make it right? Also I tried to send an attachment online at the yahoo site but the browser does not support this Why? Any help will be very welcome Thank you. Teresa

I don't know if this is the right place to ask this but I'm lost. The help in the mail programme on OSX 10.4 won't work...
It's alright, but a better place to post questions about Tiger's Mail application would be the Mac OS X > Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger > Mail & Address Book discussion area.

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No problem. If i needed those files I simply switched start up to the external and all was fine. BUT, tonight I (accidentally) used software update and upgraded the External to 10.7.5. Now Mail (5.2) that did work fine before the upgrade no longer works. I get the same message as above. Mail help says try opening the Mail in my apps folder --- done that, same result. Now I can't access those mail files at all???
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I have the same audiocard, and i've not installed it over lion yet. But I saw in other forums that boot in 32bit mode (pressing 3 and 2 keys during boot) may solve the issue.
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Beto

Safari stops working. Mail won't work with Safari running. Now iTunes can't find my phone. If I restart and do one thing at a time it helps but still not reliable. All software on my iMac is up to date.

I have a new iMac and iPhone 4.0. All software is up to date and I have installed the free beta version of Mountain Lion which let me use iChat on my computer. Safari intermittently stops working. Mail won't access my mailboxes if Safari is running. Now iTunes won't find my iPhone when it's locked and in a dock charging. If I restart I can do 1 thing at a time, but I can't have Safari running and use Mail. I've emptied my cache, checked my passwords. It's none of that. By process of elimination, there is some kind of conflict between using multiple applications on the Internet at the same time. Sometimes after I've gone to several Internet sites Safari will stop working properly even though all other applications have been "quit".

Oops. You installed the beta Mountain Lion on your main hard disk? Usually most people install it on a secondary or external hard drive. Your situation should actually be posted on the Developer web site for Moutnain Lion and not here. All I can suggest here is to run repair permissions and restart. Sorry.

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MH Brown

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If Mail won't allow you to change the settings when setting up a new account, you may want to make sure that "Automatically set up account" isn't enabled. You may find the following article helpful:
Apple Support: Configuring Mail for your email account
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1277
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I just upgraded to Leopard and now Mail doesn't work at all. I click on the icon and it says, "You cannot use the application "Mail" with this version of Mac OS X. Everything else works fine.

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got my first mac book pro cant get my orange e-mail acount to work on mail all settings,username,password etc all the same as on pc which works fine please help
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paulwright50 wrote:
got my first mac book pro cant get my orange e-mail acount to work on mail all settings,username,password etc all the same as on pc which works fine please help
Welcome to Apple's discussion groups.
Check the settings under the "Advanced" tab of the Accounts panel to see if they're all proper for your mail provider.

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http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=441465

Mail won't work. Spinning ball upon opening.

Mail worked flawlessly until earlier I opened the app and I get a spinning ball that won't stop spinning. I let it go for at least 10 minutes until I forced quit and each time I open Mail this happens- with reboot or shutdown and restart. Anyone know what's wrong? I can access my .Mac accounts through the web, but it's a pain.
Thank you in advance!
Macbook Core Duo Mac OS X (10.4.8) no software updates left to install

Mail worked flawlessly until earlier I opened the app
and I get a spinning ball that won't stop spinning.
I let it go for at least 10 minutes until I forced
quit and each time I open Mail this happens- with
reboot or shutdown and restart. Anyone know what's
wrong? I can access my .Mac accounts through the
web, but it's a pain.
Thank you in advance!
Macbook Core Duo Mac OS X
(10.4.8) no software updates left to
install
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