Problems downloading Hotmail messages in Mail

I am having difficulty downloading my Hotmail email messages into Mail. I have just started using my MBP for this purpose and find that email messages until May this year have been downloaded, but past that it appears that there are 210 messages to download, but the machine is not responding. Indeed, it appears to be hanging, with the transfer rate at 0 kB/s.
Please help.

had the same problem and solved it!!!
I've posted the solution here https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2705264?start=15&tstart=0

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Can't See Hotmail Messages in Mail

Mail recognizes the account and appears to download the messages but only about 40 old messages appear in the inbox. The remainder are inaccessible. Am I missing something? New iMac/10.6.8.

had the same problem and solved it!!!
I've posted the solution here https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2705264?start=15&tstart=0

Re-downloading Hotmail messages

A friend has managed to delete all her mail from her Hotmail account that was showing in Mail.app
Luckily the mail is still showing in her actual Hotmail account.
How can she 'force' Mail.app to re-download the messages from Hotmail.
Thanks!
HVXUser
I 99.9% of time use gmail much better than Hotmail.

Sync is associated with IMAP email. It is an email standard and not a Thunderbird thing.
Maybe you need to learn the difference between IMAP and POP email.

MAIL: Trying to settle long-lasting problem. Mail always immediately downloads the messages I delete from any IMAP mailbox. I'm running out of HD space!

BACKGROUND
I only have 60GB of space on my MacBook Air. Currently, three long-standing IMAP accounts are taking up over 7GB of it!
I have seen several related discussions about this kind of problem, but they all seem to have been solved or glossed over with setting up the IMAP interaction so that messages are deleted from the server in addition to the device or with a "Mailbox > Use This Mailbox For" fix that doesn't work for me. I like being able to save all of my email history on servers (I'm often surprised by how many years back I have to search to find a piece of information I need), but I can no longer stand losing so much of my very limited local space to really old mail.
PROBLEM
I'll refer to just one of the relevant accounts as "Gmail," since that's in parentheses when seen in these screenshots. These are its current Mailbox Behaviors settings:
Under my Gmail Inbox in Mail, I have deleted every message from before 2013. The mail from 2013 is all that I want stored on my MacBook Air.
Ultimately, I think this has something to do with the Archive (seen in the sidebar above, as well). Even when I've deleted everything from before 2013 in my Inbox, AND emptied the entire contents of Trash manually, the Archive still contains all of the mail from the server (yes, this account was started in 2011, but I have others that go back much further).
The cherry on top is that when I delete the same messages from the Archive as I've deleted from the Inbox, Mail immediately begins re-downloading all of those messages. Last time I tried this my laptop had to download 23000 messages, but here's a screenshot of proof with a smaller sample:
In case my Gmail server settings are useful to consider, here they are:
Final Notes
• There's a lot that I don't know about exactly how IMAP communication occurs between a device and a server. For my sake and the sake of anyone else who needs this kind of help, please clarify terms like "flags" and "archive" (since Gmail and Mail both use the term and I don't know think they mean exactly the same thing) if/when you use them.
• If anyone does think that there's some sort of "Mailbox > Use This Mailbox For" solution to this, you should know that no matter what I have selected in Mail's sidebar (at no matter what level of indentation), the options available under that menu item are always grayed-out.
• I want to keep using Mail. There's a lot that I like about it and I don't want to switch to Thunderbird or something else (remember, I need to save as much local space as I can).
• I just upgraded to 10.9.0 Mavericks, but this problem has existed for me and behaved essentially just like this as long as I can remember. In fact, I think I recall the problem still existing before there was an Archive in the sidebar at all.

UPDATE
I still have the problem, but when I checked on this post to see if anyone had commented and I simply hadn't received an e-mail, I noticed that all but the last of the images I included have stopped displaying (I had friends check, too). Most of them were just visual examples of what I was explaining in hopes of giving context and all available info that I may not have personally viewed as relevant, but the first one, about my account's Mailbox Behaviors settings sure is important. These are the settings I have:
• Store draft messages on the server — Check
• Store sent messages on the server — Check
• Delete sent messages — One month old
• Store junk messages on the server — Check
• Delete junk messages — One week old
• Move deleted messages to the Trash mailbox — Grayed-out and Check
• Store deleted messages on the server — Grayed-out and Check
• Permanently erase deleted messages when — Quitting Mail
I hope this helps. Please comment if I'm leaving out any other important information.

Ihave an iphone 5. Everytime i click on my hotmail icon is says...cannot get mail. The connection to the server failed. i hit ok and then it downloads my messages. Also at the bottom the updated date is saying that it is june 4 not june 9th

I have an iphone 5. Everytime i click on my hotmail icon is says...cannot get mail. The connection to the server failed. I have to hit ok a couple of times and then it downloads my messages. Also at the bottom the updated date is saying that it is june 4 not june 9th

i would suggest deleting and readding the mail account in settings > mail contacts calendars

Mail App stopped downloading new messages from Gmail

I'm using MBP with OS X Lion.
I've been using Mail App for my two Gmail accounts. I also use two different types of mail downloading systems (POP and IMAP) for them. For some reason, the speed of downloading new messages started slowing down a few weeks ago; however, I could still use it until today. Today, it seems like it is completely out.
It just stopped downloading new messages completely.
For the POP account, it says:
There may be a problem with the mail server or network. Verify the settings for account “POP” or try again.
The server returned the error: The connection to the server “pop.gmail.com” on port 995 timed out.
For the IMAP account, it says:
There may be a problem with the mail server or network. Verify the settings for account “IMAP” or try again.
The server returned the error: The connection to the server “pop.gmail.com” on port 993 timed out.
The weird part is that I can still send an email out of those accounts fine.
I checked the settings for Gmail, and everything seemed just fine.
I tried to re-do everything so deleted the IMAP account. Now it shows the message below:
The Google IMAP server “imap.gmail.com” is not responding. Try checking the network connection, and that the server name is correct. Otherwise, the server might be temporarily unavailable. If you continue, you might not be able to receive messages.
I tried Connection Doctor and it shows as below:
I followed the suggestion by changing unchecking those boxes for SSL, but it didn't help either.
I tried "Rebuild" under mail box menu bar but it also didn't do anything.
Can anyone help me with this issue?
Thank you in advance.

By the way, my Mail App is version 5.3

I can get the signed to Hotmail but I can not read my mail. Sorry, there's a problem with Hotmail right now Hotmail wasn't able to complete this request. Microsoft may contact you about any issues you report.

about 10 days ago started having trouble with Hotmail. Could isgn in but keep getting the following message.
Sorry, there's a problem with Hotmail right now
Hotmail wasn't able to complete this request. Microsoft may contact you about any issues you report.
I can send mail and review my contacts but that is it.
I then tried getting in with Internet Explorer and it works fine. I do not like IE because I have problems with some websites.

Clear the cache and the cookies from sites that cause problems.
"Clear the Cache":
*Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Offline Storage (Cache): "Clear Now"
"Remove Cookies" from sites causing problems:
*Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: "Show Cookies"
Start Firefox in <u>[[Safe Mode]]</u> to check if one of the extensions or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).
*Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode

What's with the new edition of Pages using Maverick? Google rejects the files with the following message attached "The reason for the problem: 5.3.0 - Other mail system problem 552-'5.7.0 This message was blocked as its content security threat?

I recently upgraded both Pages 09 (I believe) and went to OSX 10.9 Maverick .... now I am unable to send a pages document to a friend on gmail. Google rejects the message and attachment with the following explanation -
The reason for the problem:
5.3.0 - Other mail system problem 552-'5.7.0 This message was blocked because its content presents a potential\n5.7.0 security issue.

Same Problem here
IWORKS 09 pages, keynote, numbers does not send in MAIL (mac) because of "This message was blocked because its content presents a potentialsecurity issue"
its a problem not only on GMAIL but also Live, Hotmail, Yahoo, and other services...
The problem is that gmail and others haved yet accepted the latest iworks 09 files. its a problem that apple can ask then to fix but its up to the gmail and others to fix it.
Solution!!!:
1 - Send it by exporting to office files
2 - Saving the files as old iwork documents
3 - Command P and save as PDF
4 - Save in icloud and send the URL
So you can still send them but have to take a bit more of your time
i hope you understand my english is not optimal
And if you have any questions feel free to ask me

HT6154 how to download the files from mail like gmail or yahoo or hotmail to my iphone 5s.I have not seen the option in my iphone 5s

how to download the files from mail like gmail or yahoo or hotmail to my iphone 5s.I have not seen the option in my iphone 5s

Download what files?
What is the actual problem that is occurring?

New mail in Gmail doesn't apper on iphone 4s without forcing it to download new messages

New mails in GMail doesn't appear on iPhone 4S without forcing it to download new messages
I was using hotmail in my iPhone 4S but many people suggested me to use GMail account because it is good for Syncing. I also have Mac so i ditched the hotmail and configured GMail account. Now everything works fine on my Mac but not in my iPhone 4S. When a new email comes to my inbox, my Mac display it normally but as far as my iPhone 4S is concerned, it doesn't show even a notification. However when i force it to download the new message by clicking the cricular arrow, it load them and shows them as well. It is not normal because it should do the same thing automatically, not manually. Do you know,how to fix it? AOL mail comes right though, both have the same settings.

DId you try, settings, notifications?
under your gmail or whatever mail you have you can choose to fetch every 15 minutes, hour, or manually. Sounds like you are on manually, when you open your email.
MAnually does save battery though.

HT201320 when i send an email using my hotmail address through outlook my contacts do not receive the mail. when i send the same mail through my iPad or iPhone no problem my contacts receive the mail. this only problem happens when i send mail with my mac

I have a hotmail email address. I compose my mail useing MS outlook. when i send the mail to my contacts useing my macbook air,my contacts tell me there have not received the mail.
when i send the same message with my ipad or iphone no problem my contacts receive the mail.
what is the problem?

Blair84 wrote:
Double check your contacts email, and if its incorrect, go to their contact and change it and save it or you can delete the email you put in, and manually type it in.
Hope this helps.
How would that help the original poster?

Downloading messages in mail from two diferent computers

I have a G5 imac at home and my wife is travelling with our G3 ibook. we both are using mail. If one of us downloads e-mail messages from the server, will the other computer be able to download the same messages as well as long as they are still on the server?
Jerry

It depends on what kind of email account you're using. If it's IMAP, you should have no problems, but if it's POP, you'll need to check the following setting:
In Mail, go to Preferences, Accounts, then highlight your account, go to Advanced. If "Remove copy from server after downloading a message" is unticked, you should be OK, since you aren't removing mail from the server. If it's ticked, you should either untick it, or change the time to a longer time period to give you enough time to check mail in both places.
Matt

Mail.app downloading old messages again

I have multiple pop accounts. I have it set not to delete from the server for 30 days. In order sync my Macbook and Powerbook, I copied all my mail on my desktop to my Macbook. Everything is there and it works fine but when I check mail it tries to download 3000+ messages.
Basically all the same mail that is there already, from the last 30 days.
Mail.app thinks it has not downloaded it yet. Is there a way to tell it that it has downloaded it ?
Otherwise I am going to make a rule to download all that mail into a new folder then I can just delete it from there afterwards.

Hello, I'd try this...
Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions...
Open Mail, highlight the problem Mailbox, choose Rebuild from Mail's Mailbox menu.

Problems downloading E-mails

The problem that I have had now on my wireless connected laptop for quite a few weeks (seems a lot longer) is getting to be quite exasperating. When attempting to download my e-mails I am consistently getting the following message:
"The RETR command did not succeed. Error retrieving a message. Mail server mail.btinternet.com responded: inactivity timeout"
Sometimes, well perhaps more often that not the system will take quite a while to download the first e-mail, then it hangs for a long time before I get the above message. I will click 'Get Message' again, and several seconds more elapse before another message comes in and then it stops again. There are occasional variations to this, and on a good day, particularly first thing in the morning things seem to work ok, then back to the download one message - RETR...... etc - try again - one more message - RETR...... , you get the picture.
I have tried on many occasions going into btinternet web mail to try and work out what's happening, so I am hoping that those who perhaps have experienced this or something similar might be able to advise me what to do to try and sort out the issue.
I am using the following:
BT Homehub v2
Windows 64 bit
Thunderbird V14
Norton Internet Security
Among the things that I have tried is changing the channel on my Hub, but that has made no real difference. I have also downloaded a tool called inSSIDer to and checked my signal strength, as well as seeing if other local signals are interfering with mine. The result is that there is no other user local to me who is using the same channel that I have selected, and as I said I am gettting a really excelent and strong signal.
What I can't check is if there is any other kind of interference that might be interfering with my usage, that doesn't show in the free inSSIDer tool.
I have a reasonably quick download/upload speed, so it can't be that. I'm really puzzled!
When I connect my laptop using an Ethernet cable it does work marginally better, but I have just tried it with the Ethernet connection and have still had the ...RETR......Inactivity timeout error message quoted above.
Where do I go from here, what can I try next? Any help will be very much appreciated.
Alan

Keith,
I did as you suggested and was able to access my e-mails. Before doing that I went logged into web mail and deleted quite a few old messages. I did that just in case it downloaded a whole heap of old stuff. I had left about 30 messages on the server and I could see them all.
Having created the IMAP account I then tried a test message with a rather large attachment (pdf). It may be that I did something wrong, but my desktop client (Thunderbird) knew there was a message there, but it said "loading message" for several minutes, and after about 5 mins I gave up on it.
I don't really understand the difference between the POP3 and IMAP methods, but if it's all about synchronisation is the attachment example I quoted usual?
Regards,
Alan

Hi, I have an iPad 2, my email button was working fine until about an hour ago and by pushing the mail button my hotmail messages came up automatically,now when I try I just get the blank page with no messages on? Any help please ?

Hi,
I have an I pad2 ,mail button was working fine until a couple of hours ago,when I pressed the button my hotmail messages came up,now when I hit the button I just get a blank template ? Help please !

No,didn't have any of those but have since solved the problem by following the advice in user guide to switch off and switch back on again,thanks for your efforts anyway.

Problems downloading Hotmail messages in Mail

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