No option to create a .Mac account type

I've noticed that I no longer have the option available to create a .Mac account type. Only IMAP, POP and Exchange are available. This used to work ok, but since I had some mail problems a while ago and I was deleting the plist files, etc, and re-installed mail, this option has now disappeared.
I have again deleted the mail plist preferences file, but the option to create a .Mac account is unavailable.
I do have access to my .Mac mail by setting it up as an IMAP account, but I miss out on .Mac specific features, such as being able to select my alias addresses to send from.
Does anyone have an idea on how to restore the .Mac account type option?

Reinstalling Mail is rarely necessary or appropriate to solve a problem. It certainly cannot fix anything that could be wrong with the data stored within your home folder, for example, and may even introduce new issues if not done properly.
In particular, system updates often include updates for applications that are part of Mac OS X, such as Mail. As a result of having reinstalled Mail, you may now have a version of that application older than what corresponds to the version of Mac OS X you’re running. Or it could be that you’ve removed the AccountTypes folder from /Library/Mail/ (not to be confused with ~/Library/Mail/).
Since you did this because of some other (unspecified) problems, verify/repair the startup disk first (not just permissions), as described here:
The Repair functions of Disk Utility: what's it all about?
After having fixed all the filesystem issues, if any, reinstall the Combo Update for the type of computer and the version of Mac OS X you’re using, unless this is the version of Mac OS X that came with the computer:
About the Mac OS X 10.4.10 Combo Update
Mac OS X 10.4.10 Combo Update for PowerPC
Mac OS X 10.4.10 Combo Update for Intel
After installing the Combo Update, the computer may restart twice and the first restart may take several minutes. This is normal.
Take a look at the following articles for guidelines on how to properly install system updates:
Troubleshooting installation and software updates
Installing software updates
Basically, you should verify/repair the startup disk and back up before installing the update, no applications should be running while installing it, and you may experience unexpected results if you have third-party system software modifications (not normal applications) installed.

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TS1299 No option to create a new account

I have used my AOL ID on iTunes since I first signed up - even though I left AOL about six years ago. There wasn't an option to transfer the music associated with the name to another account, so I let it run.
Today I got an iPad mini and upgraded my software. Suddenly my AOL identity is refused, even though it has credit, apps & music associated with it.
I don't get the message pictured above (maybe because I'm in the UK). I get:
'AOL members please contact an AOL Member Service representative. Call 0800 376 5432'.
Although that looks like a legitimate UK number, it doesn't work.
I don't get the button giving me the option to create a new account that will be able to access the assets associated with that ID.
How do I get access to my credit, music and apps?

Reinstalling Mail is rarely necessary or appropriate to solve a problem. It certainly cannot fix anything that could be wrong with the data stored within your home folder, for example, and may even introduce new issues if not done properly.
In particular, system updates often include updates for applications that are part of Mac OS X, such as Mail. As a result of having reinstalled Mail, you may now have a version of that application older than what corresponds to the version of Mac OS X you’re running. Or it could be that you’ve removed the AccountTypes folder from /Library/Mail/ (not to be confused with ~/Library/Mail/).
Since you did this because of some other (unspecified) problems, verify/repair the startup disk first (not just permissions), as described here:
The Repair functions of Disk Utility: what's it all about?
After having fixed all the filesystem issues, if any, reinstall the Combo Update for the type of computer and the version of Mac OS X you’re using, unless this is the version of Mac OS X that came with the computer:
About the Mac OS X 10.4.10 Combo Update
Mac OS X 10.4.10 Combo Update for PowerPC
Mac OS X 10.4.10 Combo Update for Intel
After installing the Combo Update, the computer may restart twice and the first restart may take several minutes. This is normal.
Take a look at the following articles for guidelines on how to properly install system updates:
Troubleshooting installation and software updates
Installing software updates
Basically, you should verify/repair the startup disk and back up before installing the update, no applications should be running while installing it, and you may experience unexpected results if you have third-party system software modifications (not normal applications) installed.

HT2534 it does not give me the "none" option to create a free account

I dont get the 'none' option to create a free account..please help

Did you follow the instructions on that page exactly when creating the account (the instructions won't work with existing accounts) ?
e.g. if doing it on your computer's iTunes and yo are currently logged into an account then log out of it. Then find a free app app in the store and click on its free 'price' :
And on the popup that you get click on 'create Apple id' :
A few days ago I tried that process in response to another thread and I got the 'none' option on the payment details screen.

TS4058 HELLO I WOULD LIKE TO CREATE AN IWEB but I cannot create a .mac account help please?

Hello,
I am having trouble trying with publishing my iWeb site however I am taking to log in screen for the .mac account and cannot log into it. I am not sure if I have one created. I created one through iChat I believe but it is still giving me an invalid account name or password after submitting the website to be published. Can anyone help please? I am currently using a Macbook 2008 series with Leopard 10.5 OS... thank you, Sahara

iChat and MobileMe are NOT the same thing. .Mac does not exist and has not now for several years - it is MobileMe instead, but unless you already have an account which is sounds as if you don't, then it is too late. You can't get one now.
If you want to publish your site, then you'll have to find a domain name registrar and register a domain name of choice and then purcahse hosting too and then you can publish by publishing to a local folder and then uploading using an ftp client such as Cyberduck.
Start by taking a look at http://www.godaddy.com or http://www.hostexcellence.com where you can register a domain name and purchase hosting.
MobileMe will no longer exist as of 30th June this year - it is going and iCloud has taken over, but will not host websites so everyone on this forum is having to search for alternative hosting.
Perhaps do a search of this forum for the relevant topics.

Why can't iOS Mail create POP account type?

I've created a new email address with my ISP.
I've created a new email account on my desktop Mac (Mail 8.2).
Now I tried to add the new email account in my iPad (iOS 8.1.3), but it doesn't give me the option to pick POP as account type. The credentials checks out and it becomes an IMAP email account! The Option modifier key doesn't seem to apply.
What am I missing?

No. It does not exist because "many people prefer it". It exists because email providers simply haven't killed off that service yet. POP3 is ancient. It was never designed to be used with multiple devices. You stand a higher chance of losing information when it doesn't play nice with the 'leave messages on server after download' request, which was tacked on to the standard as an afterthought, than you do using IMAP or Exchange protocols.
The only reason it still exists at all is because it doesn't cost the providers anything to leave it turned on. It's there. It "works", more or less... why bother disabling it?
1. That has more to do with how you manage your email than anything else. I'd much rather file it into a folder that makes sense than wade through hundreds of emails in my inbox trying to remember what I've already dealt with and what I haven't.
2. No, IMAP retrieval is not "glitchy". That's a problem with your email provider. Not IMAP.
3. False. Your perception of it may be different, but POP3 is not inherently "faster" than IMAP.
4. Or you could you know... just make backups on a regular basis.
I use multiple gmail accounts (IMAP), and multiple Exchange accounts. Having to manually manage those on multiple devices would be a nightmare. I don't want to have to delete or file something more than once. Life's too short to waste time like that.

I have a sync account, but on my PC I no longer have to option to sync - only to create a new account, but my laptop will sync

I have a sync account, but when I came to sync data on my PC today, I was only given the option to create a new account. I tried this, but it said my email address was already in use. I can sync on my laptop which is linked to my PC.

Sounds that you have already created a Sync account.
Enter all details like the account name (email address) and password and the 26-character Sync key manually to connect to an existing sync account instead of using the 12-character code to pair a device if pairing isn't possible.
# open "Tools > Options > Sync" or "Firefox > Set Up Sync"
# click "Set Up Firefox Sync" to go to "Firefox Sync Setup"
# click "I Have an Account" : Connect
# click "I don't have the device with me" at the bottom to enter the account settings (email, password, sync key)
Reset Lost or Forgotten Password or delete sync account:
* https://services.mozilla.com/ Firefox Sync » Home
* https://account.services.mozilla.com/

Cannot add a new email account, and hence icloud account. When i go into Settings - Mail, accounts, calendars, the option to add a new account cannot be clicked (ghosted). I also have iCloud Settings ghosted (unclickable). Cannot change in itunes also.

Cannot add a new email account, and hence i have no way of creating an iCloud account (very frustrating). I had the same problem with iOS 4.3 but i had no email account to create as i set both up when i bought the iPhone 4. After adding a company email and a gmail account (both wok perfectly) i noticed that the option to create more email accounts had been ghosted (unclickable). This didn't worry me at the time. However, iCloud needs me to create one in here so i can access the cloud which i desperately want the ability to do. When i go into Settings -> Mail, accounts, calendars, the option to add a new account cannot be clicked (ghosted). I also have iCloud in the iPhone Settings ghosted (unclickable). I have same problem in itunes on Mac OSX. Surely restoring isn't the solution as i restored my iphone when changing from iOS 4.3 -> 5. Please help?

Go to
Settings,
General,
Restrictions, type in your Restriction Password,
Accounts, tick Allow Changes.
Press the back key a few times till you're back in Settings, you should see iCloud is now highlight able, now go to Mail Contacts and Calenders and add your email account as per norm.
Hope this helps.

Losing email from .Mac account

I am using Mail with my .Mac account, and I have a problem where my emails vanish from the Inbox once they are more than a week old. I have the settings in Preferences set to keep a copy of all email and attachments. I don't have any rules set up that delete email (although I did have one that moved old mail to a storage mailbox. I deleted that rule a while ago). The mail disappears only on my iBook. My Mini does not have this problem. I do find that if I manually move the old mail to the storage mailbox, it doesn't vanish, but I don't always do that in time.
I can't figure out what is causing the mail to disappear. Somebody help!

The mail disappears only on my iBook. My Mini does not have this problem.
A .Mac type account is really an IMAP type account and behaves in the same way so messages in the account's Inbox mailbox are synchronized with the server.
If you created your .Mac account as ether a .Mac or IMAP type account with the Mail.app on your Mini, the same messages that vanish from the account's Inbox mailbox on your iBook would also vanish from the account's Inbox mailbox on the Mini.
Please confirm the account type for your .Mac account with the Mail.app on the Mini.

Can not send email from .mac account from the iPhone

I'm having problems sending email from my iPhone from my .Mac Account and says the outgoing server timed out. Any Suggestions?

This error message indicates you are not using the correct server port for .Mac's SMTP server.
Did you transfer the account settings from your Mac to the iPhone automatically via the iTunes sync process or did you manually create your .Mac account on the iPhone?
If the former, go to Mail > Preferences > Accounts and under the Account Information tab for your .Mac account preferences at the SMTP Server selection, select the Server Settings button below for .Mac's SMTP server.
If 25 is available in the Server Port field, enter 587 in place of 25 and when finished, select OK to save the changed setting and then re-sync your iPhone making sure your .Mac account is selected for account settings to be transferred to the iPhone.

What is the best practice to create Chart of Accounts

Hi Everyone,
I am new to SAP FI/CO. My question is...which is the best to create chart of accounts? Is it by copying from standard SAP Chart of Accounts (like CAUS) or to create from scratch. Please explain me the reason too.
Thanks in advance,
Sandeep

Hi,
Adding on to the comments made by people, Chart of accounts creation process depends entirely on the requirement of the client's business. Going on with my experience I would suggest first to study the existing chart of accounts from the legacy system of client. Have a discussion on it with FI business process owners regarding removal of some redundant accounts, addition of some new accounts and specifically examine each and every account with in digfferent account groups.
Many a time it happens that people get an GL account created but they seldom use it. The job of a good consultant is to identify such anamolies and get it corrected. I am mentioning below some of the standard ways of creating a chart of accounts and you can use one of the way depending upon your convenience and requirement.
You have various options for creating G/L account master records in the system:
Using a reference- You can copy G/L account master records from an existing company code and then change them.
Use this procedure if you want to use a chart of accounts included in the standard system or if you want to use an existing chart of accounts as a reference. The advantage of using a reference is that the account assignment is also copied. This ensures the integration of General Ledger Accounting with other application components.
Data Transfer Workbench- You can copy G/L account master records from an external system and then change them.Use this method if you have your G/L accounts in a non-SAP system and want to transfer them to your SAP System.
Copy G/L accounts- You can copy G/L account master records by copying a chart of accounts and then the company code.You should only use this method if there is a chart of accounts in your system that exactly meets your requirements. If you need to make changes to the chart of accounts, your should complete this using a reference method.
Create manually- You can create G/L accounts master records by manually creating each individual G/L account.The method is quite time consuming. You should only use it if you are certain that the standard SAP System nor any other system contains a chart of accounts which you could use as a reference.
Hope this helps you. Let me know if you need any other information.
Rgds
Manish

Chatting with .mac accounts

hello;
i have used iChat to talk with aim and aol users, but i just had a friend who joined .mac and when i added her to the buddy list i chose .mac account type (not aim etc...) but it won't let me see her or contact her. she can see me, so it's possible that she is blocking me somehow, although she says she isn't. is there some secured thing happening that might be locking me out?? any tips for me or her that i can then relay to her would be greatly appreciated.
thanks.
bob

Hi B-Wal,
Did you type the Suffix (@Mac.cam) ?
It does not need it.
In iChat go to the View Menu
Select Show Off-line Buddies (And possibly Off line Group if using Groups).
You should now see them in the Buddy List but greyed out.
Click once on them to highlight
Use the Apple key and i together (GET Info)
A new window should appear.
Select Address Card from the Drop down.
Check Spelling and Account type.
Adjust as required.
9:01 PM Saturday; July 14, 2007

Two Mac accounts

With migrating from .mac to MobileMe, my new iPhone 3g has automatically created two Mac accounts.
One is called . . . [email protected] and its description (in grey) is "Mail, Contacts, Calendars, Bookmarks" while the other is called MAC Account and its description in grey is simply "Mail".
With the first one, under the Account Info everything is ON, with the second one, only Mail is ON and when I try to turn Contacts, Calendars or Bookmarks on, I get a message "Syncing with this account will turn off sync for ". . . ." (my username) and remove its synced data.
I receive mail to both of these accounts and they both use the same address and the same SMTP.
What's the wisdom out there ? Which one of the two accounts can I delete ? Would appreciate some advice.

OVozeh,
Apple Discussions reputation system is currently disabled, or I would be flagged as an Apple Employee.
If it is the same username for both, it is the same account entered twice.
Hope this helps,
Nathan C.
EDIT: Reiterating If the username is the same in both accounts when you look at them it is one account for MobileMe formerly known as .Mac.
If the usernames are different you need to decide which one you want to sync contacts, calendars and bookmarks with.
Deleting accounts from the iPhone only deletes the account settings on the iPhone only, not the account itself on the server.
Message was edited by: Nathan C

.mac account setup problem for iChat

I was setting up my sisters new iMac today and tried to setup iChat. So I went through the setup and told it to create a .mac account. It did but then would not accept the password. Tried it many times. So finally reset the password and same thing, it keeps saying the password is not valid. Finally set a completely different and much simpler password for the account but still says it's not a valid password.
I am wondering if this has something to do with the switch over from .mac to mobile me??
Any ideas?

Try setting up a free AIM account instead; it can be used with iChat for any purpose that the .Mac account can be used for except for encrypted chats.
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Hello
A while back I created a .Mac account through iChat now I don't use it at all. Is there a way to delete this? Also I was wondering is there any other way besides psi jabber to use msn in iChat? Thanks.
jill
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Hi,
In iChat > Preferences > Accounts highlight the unwanted account then use the - button at the bottom.
This deletes it from iChat.
The blurb on MobileMe Terms of Use does say that you can notify Apple about having a name deleted at their end. (All @Mac.com things seem to point to MobileMe on this matter)
However there is no link.
I even asked the Hosts here at Discussions and they said they would look in to it but other than that I got no new information.
So on this front you can delete it from iChat but there seems to be no way to get Apple to delete it.
On the MSN through iChat. There is no way other than using a Third Party App to be able to Register with the required Transport.
Psi is one such Third Party App.
In fact doing a Google search It is the only listed on the first page.
Adium and ProteusX will allow you to set up Jabber, AIM and MSN Buddies in the same list (Multi-Service apps) but only for text Chatting.
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HT1277 How do you create a MAC email?

How do yu create a @mac account?

In Address Book, make a group and add some contcts to that group. Then, in Mail, start typing the name of the group in one of the recipient fields - it should auto-complete.
If the group members would not like their email addresses shared, use the BCC field, and put your own address in the To field
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