Mac Mail Error on OSX El Capitan

[sparkie7]

Mac Mail.. Downloading Messages 5,141 of 17,046

 

[superdlux]

back working again

 

[James Regan]

Same problem here in Bergen, Norway. Mac Pro early 2009, El Capitan 10.11.6, Apple Mail 9.3 from 2016. Called Apple Support and suddenly - 20 min. later it is working again

Looks like the call from tonye63 in Norway kickstarted the the server again. Thanks Tonye63!

 

[sananda]

I had this issue briefly on my 2009 Mac mini on El Capitan but it's working again.

 

[PacoJones]

Its working! Thank you Apple

 

[jhepburn]

Out of the blue my Mac Mail on my Mac Pro 2008 running El Capitan is not allowing incoming email with the following error....


"Account Error > ALERT: Unable to Connect

There may be a problem with the mail server or network. Verify the settings for account “iCloud” or try again.

The server returned the error: Connections to the server “p71-imap.mail.me.com” on the default ports timed out."


I have tried deleting my iCloud account and adding it back on. I know the password is correct as all the other icloud apps are working and updating eg. Notes for example

I have also tried shutting down, pulling out the power, turning back on with Option + Command + P + R to reset the PRAM. But still the same error. Any ideas how to fix this?

mine just started working again....