Hello Marie and all: Well, if they are emails coming in then are you sure that the account is set to Imap as opposed to pop and both the address and ports are correct?
This has probably already been answered and you are probably having a great time already with incoming mail (smile) On Jul 25, 2009, at 11:22 AM, Marie Howarth wrote: > > no, but I confused you :) > that part is working fine. it's emails coming in that well, are not > coming in. :) > On Jul 25, 2009, at 4:17 PM, patrickneazer wrote: > >> Hello Marie and all: >> >> This sounds like the evil smtp server problem (grin). >> >> Of course the questions you have heard all before most likely >> >> 1. is your smtp information correct ... the address ... proper port >> numbers ... etc according to aim >> >> 2. Using the mail menus ... in particular ... the bring all accounts >> online option in the mailbox menu ... have you checked to make sure >> the accounts are online? >> >> 3. this next point might have absolutely nothing to do with this >> though it might shed a little light on something. when you compose >> an email ... before sending it use VO + left arrow to move to the >> left of the body of the message. You should hear ... from followed >> by an email address pop up button. use VO + spacebar to click on >> that button and see if you have other email addresses in that list. >> If you have an aim address in that list ... select it and then move >> to the right using VO + right arrow. you should hear it say ... >> outgoing server. If it is not the server you think should be used >> for the aim account use VO + spacebar to activate the pop up button >> and see if you can find the appropriate server. If you find it ... >> select it and then attempt to send the email. >> >> The reason I make that last suggestion because it will shed some >> light as to whether or not mail is seeing things properly. >> >> I hope I have not confused the situation more than is necessary. >> On Jul 25, 2009, at 10:47 AM, Marie Howarth wrote: >> >>> >>> OK, I confuse myself often lol. >>> I can send from the aim account in the mail app. But when I've >>> attempted to send an email from another account to test that the >>> account is working, it doesn't show up in mail. I checked on the web >>> based area for aim and all the tests I did are there. They are just >>> not landing in mail. Hope that was a little clearer. So I think >>> there's a connection issue from the server to the mail app. >>> >>> On Jul 25, 2009, at 3:41 PM, patrickneazer wrote: >>> >>>> Hello Marie and all: >>>> >>>> I do not believe I follow you. You are using apple mail and you can >>>> receive email. Am I correct so far? >>>> >>>> The trouble is that you are having difficulty receiving email? >>>> >>>> I lost you when you said you can see the mail on the web. Are you >>>> sending email somewhere else and then attempting to pull it back >>>> down or are you sending an email with a cc or bcc which is not >>>> getting through to you? >>>> >>>> Not wanting to be difficult just attempting to understand. >>>> On Jul 25, 2009, at 10:32 AM, Marie Howarth wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> yes. I can send mail but receiving it is a problem. I've followed >>>>> several steps online instructions, and the email is going to the >>>>> account, I checked on the web. >>>>> >>>>> On Jul 25, 2009, at 3:29 PM, patrickneazer wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hello Marie and all: >>>>>> >>>>>> Are you attempting to do this in apple mail? >>>>>> On Jul 25, 2009, at 10:24 AM, Marie Howarth wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> has anyone set up an imap aim account with success? I can send >>>>>>> emails, >>>>>>> but it seems to not want to download from the server. >>>>>>> am I missing something? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Take good care and I wish you enough. >>>>>> >>>>>> Love >>>>>> >>>>>> Me >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> Take good care and I wish you enough. >>>> >>>> Love >>>> >>>> Me >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> Take good care and I wish you enough. >> >> Love >> >> Me >> >> >>> > > > > Take good care and I wish you enough. Love Me --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
