TS3988 incoming mail server

can some one please help me here, im trying to set up my icloud mail account but it keep greying out the incoming mail server box how do i fix this thanks

you don't enter the data yourself, it's done automatically.  Delete the account on your mac's email settings and set it up again.  the servers will be filled in for you.

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    imap.mail.me.com - but you shoudn't need to enter this manually. If you are having problems, sign out in System Preferences>iCloud, then sign back in again and enable Mail in the checklist. Your data will disappear from your Mac when you sign out but will return when you sign back in.

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