Stop IMAP junk GMail?

My question is simple: Is there ANY way to configure Apple Mail or GMail such that I don't have to see all the junk mail that GMail puts in the Spam mailbox? Any solution is welcome--either if GMail could automatically and immediately delete all incoming spam, or Apple Mail could simply not show the Spam folder.
I'm tired of having to manually delete dozens of spam messages every few hours. I suppose I could let the accumulate in the Spam folder, but I also hate seeing Apple Mail report the incoming mail.

try this tip
"Hide the IMAP Gmail Spam Count folder in Mail.app"
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Our company uses Comcast Business Class for email service. They in turn are running Exchange 2007 servers.
I recently had to reconfigure all my email accounts do to a corrupt Mail plist. Upon doing so, I found out about Mail 4.2's (Snow Leopard edition) ability to auto discover Exchange server configurations. Pretty nifty. With one caveat. Apple Mail is downloading all the Junk mail that winds up on the Exchange server. Which is quite a bit.
Originally, before the corrupt plist problem, my Mail 4.2 was upgraded from Leopard and the account information transferred using the non-auto discovery method, if you will. When it was setup that way, there were only about two or three Junk messages that breached the barrier per day. Now I'm getting dozens.
On to my question: is there a way to configure Mail to stop downloading Junk mail from an Exchange server and just leave the Junk on the Exchange server?

Thanks, William.
They are, fortunately, being filtered into my Junk folder in Mail. There is the occasional culprit who sneaks through to my Inbox, but most wind up where they should. It's just the increase in volume to that Junk folder that has me concerned.
Additionally, if a non-Junk message gets erroneously tagged, I no longer have the option I once had to set the message as "This is not Junk". That used to appear as a graphic and button at the top of the message. It seems like I no longer have that capability.

How do I delete a message? Using Imap and gmail

I am using imap with gmail in apple mail for leopard. I get the idea that when you press the delete button it only deletes the inbox tag and it is still available for reference in "all mail" on the left window. I like this, it allows me to clear out my inbox and still reference e-mails later. Here is the question... How do I really delete a message, one I truly never care to see again? My "all mail" is getting out of control.

This is what I do:
In preferences, I set my Gmail account as recommended by Google: I UNcheck the "Move deleted messages to the Trash mailbox" option under Mailbox Behaviors. Once I do that, clicking "Delete" from the inbox actually archives it into the All Mail, but leaves it in my mailbox.
If there is an email I actually want to delete from my account, I move it from my Inbox to the Trash folder. I do this with a MailActOn keystroke, but you can do it just by moving it or dragging it there.
MailActOn helps a bunch if you have a lot of emails. I process about 300 a day and rely on it for maintaining my sanity, especially since I can set the same keystroke to do different things in different accounts, since I "delete" and "archive" differently for different accounts.

Mail 7.1(1827) stopped connecting to gmail

So using imap with gmail.
All of a sudden accounts went offline, connection doctor keeps saying that mail cannot connect to SMTP/Imap server.
Tried to redo the accounts, no luck. (yes, using google provided settings)
Alternative mail programs (sparrow/airmail) with imap work ok.

Double-click anywhere in the line of text below on this page to select it, then copy it to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C:
imap.gmail.com
Launch the Network Utility application.
Step 1
Select the Lookup tab and paste into the address field (command-V). Press return. Post the output that appears below – the text, please, not a screenshot.
Step 2
Select the Ping tab and do the same. Please enter the same input as you did in Step 1. Don't use the output of Step 1 as input to Step 2.
Important Note
Some web browsers and mail clients will automatically convert a domain name such as "www.example.com" to a clickable URL, such as http://www.example.com. That will interfere with the test. If necessary, edit the input in the Network Utility window to remove any added characters.

IMAP fo Gmail on iPad

I have enabled IMAP in Gmail settings but get "The mail server "imap.gmail.com" is not responding" in the iPad Gmail account.
Have deleted and re done the account several times.
Baffled.... Any ideas?
JB

Solution is to log in to your google account and then go to security Tab. Choose app passwords and generate a specific password for ipad or iphone mail. you then replace your standard password in mail settings on ios with the 16 digit password Generated by google.
This problem is because two step verification cannot be used on ios mail. I've just got mine working without having to set up a different account or changing to exchange.
Hope you get your mail working correctly. J.

Nokia 6760s stopped sync with gmail

Hello,
Since 23.08.2013 my phone stopped syncing with gmail. I deleted the account on the phone and try to create it again, but without success. The message that shows ist "Unable to connect to server. Try again late." Can you help me with some ideas how to fix this?
Thanks in advance.

elinick, as there was an outage, is this issue resolved, now? Otherwise, please, let us continue there …
By the way, do you really want Nokia Messaging? If you enter a email address like [email protected], you are able to access the native (direct, without proxy) email client.

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The IMAP setup instructions for Gmail say that it is best to turn off any filtering in the Mail program, as the latter will attempt to download a lot of other stuff and create unwanted traffic.
However, I find that when I turn off junk filtering on Mail, the Gmail junk filter misses a lot of things the Mail junk filter seemed to catch before I went to Gmail IMAP. And, with Mail junk filtering turned off, I can't "train" it to catch junk mail that gets through the Gmail filter.
Is there any way to avoid the increased traffic I get from IMAP Gmail if I turn on my Mail junk filter?

Turn off junk mail filtering on GMail, don't use Mail and use the browser interface to GMail, get another email ISP, configure your own incoming rules for Mail to catch specific junk that GMail's filters miss.

Mail.app suddenly stops moving Junk mail

I leave Mail.app running at home, because its spam filtering is the only thing that makes reading my mail on my iPhone bearable, since the iPhone does not have any spam capabilities of its own.
But a couple of days ago, Mail.app just stopped moving my spam. I've changed nothing about my setup, and it is identifying the mail as spam: select a message, and it has the brown bar and button to mark it as Not Junk. But it's still sitting in my Inbox. The Junk folder is still there, still visible, I can move messages into it by hand, but I want Mail.app to start behaving again.
This is not the first time it has happened to me, in all the versions of Mail I've used, but it is the first time in a while. I'm wondering if there's any way to make Mail.app behave again that doesn't involve me trashing all the learning Mail.app has done?

Hello, I have used connection doctor and it says;
For SSL accounts:
Could not connect to this SMTP server. Check your network connection and that you entered the correct information in the Account preferences. Also verify that the server supports SSL. If it does not, deselect the "Use SSL" checkbox in the Advanced tab of Account preferences.
For SSL-off accounts:
Could not connect to this SMTP server. Check your network connection and that you entered the correct information in the Account preferences.
For Mobile Me account:
Could not connect to this MobileMe IMAP server. Check your network connection and that you entered the correct information in the Account preferences. Also verify that the server supports SSL. If it does not, deselect the "Use SSL" checkbox in the Advanced tab of Account preferences.
I wonder why is that happening. Additionally, I do not know if it is related but, when I try to visit Godaddy website, everything is ok, but when I try to login (it goes to https website) I am unable to open it. Also, https://email.secureserver.net is not opening too.
If there is something about SSL certificates, why SSL off account is still not connecting?
I am really confused.

Mail stopped recognizing my gmail and other, non-iCloud, accounts. Anyone else have this problem? No issue with the same software installed on my MacBook Air.

Mid morning, before Christmas, my iMac stopped downloading all mail from gmail and my personal domain. Only the me.com account is still functioning. Thankfully I am able to access my mail on my MacBook Air but would like to get the problem resolved on my main computer. Has anyone else had this problem?

Hi Susan,
Can you loginto gMail's Webmail in a browser using the same login credentials?
In Mail's Window Menu, choose Connection Doctor, any red dots for status, if so what is the message?
Then click the Show Details button & Check again.
Gmail send but not receive...
Here are two steps that have come in handy in related situations
1) login to gmail on your computer or device via a web browser
2) once logged in successfully, go to this URL to unlock:
https://www.google.com/accounts/DisplayUnlockCaptch
The Password rejection can confuse people since it's a catch all meaning...
This Password, Username, Authentication method... is not recognized on this Port to this Server, or a server end problem.
If using a browser to login via WebMail works it's not Name or Password, but one of the other ones.
The receiving email ports are:
IMAP is port 143
IMAP-SSL is port 993
POP is port 110
POP-SSL is port 995
Outgoing ports are...
SMTP and SMTP-SSL is on ports 25, 587 and 465. Port 587 has to be SSL, and port 465 is enforced TLS-wrapped and is generally used by Outlook users.

Apple Mail stopped connecting to gmail

Macbook Pro - OSX 10.9.5 Mavericks - Mail Version 7.3 (1878.6)
I swear, i did nothing. It stopped collecting mail (imap), but i did not notice until i got connection errors trying to send a message (SMTP).
Here is the smtp error message:
The server “smtp.gmail.com” cannot be contacted on the default ports. Select a different outgoing mail server from the list below or click Try Later to leave the message in your Outbox until it can be sent.
I tried deleting the account from the preferences and recreating it. Same problem. Since it is all automatically configured i did not try different ports. I wouldn't know which to try.
Select a different outgoing mail server from the list below or click Try Later to leave the message in your Outbox until it can be sent.
Oddly, failure to connect when collecting messages is not throwing up an error. Here is the Connection Doctor details:
INITIATING CONNECTION Mar 14 09:18:44.990 host:pop.gmail.com -- port:995 -- socket:0x0 -- thread:0x60000146a240
INITIATING CONNECTION Mar 14 09:18:44.989 host:smtp.gmail.com -- port:587 -- socket:0x0 -- thread:0x608000a74f80
INITIATING CONNECTION Mar 14 09:18:44.991 host:imap.gmail.com -- port:993 -- socket:0x0 -- thread:0x608000a76540
Ideas?

Hi tmcdanel,
I understand that you are experiencing issues using Apple Mail with your Gmail account. I've linked to a page where you can enter your email address and are given the correct settings for your email provider. Reviewing the settings may help you find a resolution:
https://www.apple.com/support/mail-settings-lookup/
Thank you for contributing to Apple Support Communities.
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Bobby_D

IMAP for Gmail

somehow my IMAP Gmail stopped working so I deleted and tried to recreate. The setup in 2.0 is weird and I can't figure out how to set up Gmail as IMAP. With lots of piddling I got pop to work. Any suggestions?

I'm having the same problem.
I updated my old iphone to 2.0 today and suddenly gmail stops working. I deleted the old account, and went thru the steps to create a new one, but each time I try I get an error message saying it can't connect using SSL, and asks if I want to set up the account without SSL. I try that, but "account verification" still fails.
any help would be much appreciated!

Yosemite Mail Imap and Gmail

Since upgrading to Yosemite, Mail has been constantly synching with the gmail server - it may stop for a moment but starts right back up. I know this because I have the Activity window open. Consequently there is often a significant lag between clicking Send on a new message and it being sent, or new messages being downloaded.
I've:
Zapped Pram, repaired permissions, disk is ok, Deleted the account, deleted all the accounts, rebooted, rebuilt mailboxes, everything I've read online in the last 2 weeks.
The only odd message I see in Console is the following and there is one for each folder.
implementation_added_client : failed to add client for path /Users/stoner/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]/Vendors.mbox/CDW-MacWarehouse.mbox/60263398-70AA-40D0-A33C-4D27997F5A7B/Data
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Mark
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Mail app constantly synching with iCloud server after upgrade to Mavericks

No solution here, but I have either the same or a similar problem. Apple Mail with Gmail (IMAP) used to work fine with Mavericks.
Now with Yosemite most emails load ok, but some show the spinning wheel and "Loading..." message forever. These messages never load.
I also have Thunderbird and it loads and shows these messages just fine. The messages that don't load in Mail are simple plain text messages so it's unrelated to complex attachments and such.
Clearly something is broken in Yosemite that wasn't broken in Mavericks.

Mail, IMAP, and Gmail, yet another conundrum.

This has been well publicized and I have even asked about it before, but got no reply. What is the problem with Mail Notes being duplicated in an enormous volume. Is it just the way IMAP works or is it a Gmail thing or just me being the problem not setting up something correctly? I would love to use notes but Mail repeatedly makes copies in my Gmail folder and in my inbox. I just want one copy in my inbox accessible anywhere(e.g. iPhone) without a ton of copies to deal with. I have tried switching some settings around like the "don't store this thing on the server" setting but nothing works.
Any input is welcome
Thanks,
Alex

This is what the folder structure of my IMAP Gmail looks like in Apple Leopard Mail:
MAILBOXES
Inbox (Comment: emails come in here)
Sent
Trash
IMAP Gmail (Comment: that's the title I gave it)
[Gmail]
All Mail
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Sent Mail
Spam
Starred
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Sent Items
Trash
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I have never been asked to accept a certificate.
Don't think this helps you, but it does indicate another Gmail IMAP configuration on Leopard Mail that is not having the same problems as you.

Why has my mac mail stopped working with gmail

when i try to use the mail programe for gmail it has randomly stopped working
can anyone help me please

Great news....
and I am posting this all around.
This morning Sep12 I woke up and I was checking my email on the iPad and I noticed over 50msg... there were just a few last night... Then I saw... OVI 50msg! What?
I got to it and there it was... OVI mail working.
I re-edited my ipad config because it was setup for POP and I tried to change it to IMAP... I messed up, but realized... I could not simply edit on the iPad, so I deleted the email account and re-created using IMAP. It worked!!!
I have the OVI mail now configured on both my iPad and on my new Samsung S4 mini.
Here is what I am using:
income
imap.mail.ovi.com
SSL
993
outcome
smtp.mail.ovi.com
SSL
465
Please share. It looks like it´s back!!!
POP is also working...
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Mail stop counting my gmail inbox unread number

I've read some of the posts here claming mail doesn't show unread number in dock icon. My issue is different.
The thing is that mail stop counting unread mails in my gmail inbox.
see below
If my iCloud inbox has unread emails, the number will show in the app as well as at dock icon. Or if I switch to show All Mailboxes, unread mail number in other mailboxes from my gmail account will show.
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oh forgot to mention a couple other clear signs that mail.app is "confused" here:
if i right click on a mailbox in the mailboxes window and select "get info..." (a very useful command hidden in an odd place), it shows me that right now my inbox has 3 messages and my temp mailbox has 50 messages. but when i look at either of these mailboxes normally, they show up with zero messages.
if i send myself a test message and then tell mail.app to check for mail, the new message indicator comes on and my inbox temporarily shows up as having 3 new messages. then when i click on it, it shows up as empty and the new message indicator goes away again. if i repeat this it will say 4 new messages, etc.
so it's acting like there's some kind of corrupt partial message at the top of my inbox that mail.app can't read and keeps choking on. i've had this happen before on other imap servers a while back. for those servers, i had normal login access, so i could go and edit or delete the offending file. in this case (apple's .mac server), i don't know how to do the equivalent.

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