MobileMe sign on issues

[southernpaws]

Try syncing, that's when it gave me that message

yeah, i had missed that at first. thanks

 

[southernpaws]

I just signed up for the MobileMe trial today and then I had the same problems you did. I thought it was hacked but wasn't sweating it because I only had my contacts synced so far. Glad to know it wasn't only me.

glad they put their best foot forward!

I've had my share of mobileme problems. best advice i can offer (albeit unsolicited!) is that it is well worth it, but it's still technology. has to be backed up.

 

[jav6454]

If using iDisk this makes some sense, using .mac for work ... dunno about that but to each is own. I was just saying that people sure go nuts over a 2 minute hiccup.

iDisk for me... college documents worked in school saved into the cloud for later editing. I don't haul my laptop thru classes.

I am not dying/panicking because its down, but it's not something I want or it wasn't a pleasant surprise when I tried to log in the email.

 

[BroadcastDoc]

Christ, you people go nuts over everything! Sometimes the interwebz break for a second. It happened to me, I figured I'd give it an hour before I decided to care.

If the interwebz broke, I'd be fine. However, when I try to access my email and it tells me my password is incorrect, I tend to worry. You know, just a little thing like wondering if my account was hacked. I decided to care right away.

 

[Tozzi]

You know, just a little thing like wondering if my account was hacked. I decided to care right away.

This, exactly. I wouldn't bother if it'd be simply unreachable. But "wrong password" rings alarm bells here, especially with something as sensitive as a MobileMe account.

 

[southernpaws]

This, exactly. I wouldn't bother if it'd be simply unreachable. But "wrong password" rings alarm bells here, especially with something as sensitive as a MobileMe account.

same thought crossed my mind.

Still. THE MACHINES.

 

[jeremyisweary]

And now I have a "Previous Local iDisks" folder on my desktop.

 

[BroadcastDoc]

And now I have a "Previous Local iDisks" folder on my desktop.

That's fine. That's the contents of your iDisk before it got disconnected - think of it as a safety feature. Once you turn iDisk syncing back on and it's fully synchronized you can safely delete it.

 

[Radiomarko]

mac smtp will not accept email sends but connection doctor logs in OK, iCal is totally fouled up - all my appointments... missing or triplicate.

Summat wrong for UK also then. Are Apple moving data to their new server centre? Must visual traceroute them.

Solved: my Mail app has always had SSL disabled for login to smtp server, worked fine for years and years... until now. Doesnt explain the iCal issues though.

If you use Mail in Mac OS X

Open Mail.
From the Mail menu, choose Preferences.
In the Preferences window, click the Accounts button if it is not already selected.
In the Accounts list, if you have multiple accounts, click your me.com or mac.com account.
Click the Server Settings button near the bottom of the pane.
Verify your SMTP server settings with the following information:
Outgoing Mail Server: smtp.me.com (for either me.com or mac.com addresses)
Server port: 587 or 25 (some ISPs may block port 25)
"Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)" should be checked (enabled)
Authentication: Password
User Name: Your MobileMe member name (without "@me.com" or "@mac.com")
Password: Your MobileMe password