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Mail app correctly marks spam but does not move it to the junk mail folder
as by message, Mail app does not bother moving mail correctly marked as spam in the spam folder -- this only happen when I am at home, and only during the week-end. I suspect that the IMAP server is ...
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iPhone and Mac “Mail” app emails sync not working…?
I just bought a brand new Macbook Pro 15" and I already have an iPhone 4. I'm using Hotmail (now called Outlook) for email management. Since I'm using a Macbook now, I want to use Mail.app to manage ...
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Apple mail saves IMAP Attachments Locally, even with the omit option is enabled, and account rebuilds
Apple Mail 10.8x - (Version 6.3 (1503)
Apple mail is saving attachments for all of my accounts in:
/Users/james/Library/Mail/V2
It does this even though each account has offline viewing options set ...
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How does one fix incorrect dates of mail messages after migrating a mailbox from one OS X Server to another?
I have OS X Server 2.2.1 (running on OS X Mountain Lion). I migrated from one OS X Server to another and migrated a mailbox with 4GB of mail. On OS X Mountain Lion client, I connected to the mailbox ...
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IMAP folder named Notes does not appear in Mail.app
I have a folder on my IMAP server named « Notes ».
I have deactivated the use of the IMAP account by the Notes.app, but the folder is still not visible in Mail.app.
Is there a way to have this ...
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How to hide GMail labels in Apple Mail?
When searching for mail in Mail.app with a GMail account, every instance of the mail shows up with every Gmail label, especially in the Bin label, since Apple mail autosaves drafts as you go along, ...
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Stop Mail from keeping sent drafts?
I use iCloud and I like Mail to save my drafts on the server.
But I have no desire to keep them as drafts after they are sent. But Mail keeps the drafts and I have to manually delete them.
I ...
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How do I export mail.app rules to other filtering solutions such as procmail?
In the past I handled email filtering using Mail.app's Rules. I want to move my filters out of Mail.app and into another solution, such as a centrally-organized IMAP + procmail setup.
Is it possible ...
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Can I enable conversation view in imap folders by default?
I am using 'show related messages' to enable conversation view in my apple mail inbox on mountain lion. I also have a bunch of imap folders, but this setting seems not to apply here. However, I can ...
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refresh mail.app inbox when returning from standby (IMAP)
When returning from standby mail.app does not refresh my inbox. New mails (or changes to old mails, like move or delete) are not synchronized. I have to manually close mail.app and restart it to make ...
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Apple Mail 6.2 - Turn OFF automatic checking for new messages
Well I am very disappointed with Apple Mail. Its checking for new e-mails automatically from time to time regardless the options.
In General options I set "Check for new messages" to "Manually"
In ...
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How can Apple Mail be configured to mimic Gmail's “Archiving” behaviour for a generic IMAP account?
It is straightforward to configure a Gmail account being accessed through Apple Mail to Archive messages when you "delete" them from the mail client. With generic IMAP accounts, however, the only ...
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When using Mail with Gmail IMAP, how to move emails to different folders and not label them?
I'm using Mac Lion Mail app with Gmail IMAP and when I drag and drop or command-click to move messages from my Inbox to a folder called Personal, it appears to work in Mail. But when I look at Gmail, ...
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How to subscribe to particular IMAP folders in Mac Mail
I use Mac Mail to work with an IMAP account. Is it possible to subscribe only to a set of folders, e.g., synchronize only the folder "current" and all its subfolders, but not the folder "archive"? I ...
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Why won't Mountain Lion Mail connect to Custom Dovecot IMAP server where Lion Mail connects just fine?
I am trying to set up a new Mountain Lion install on a mac mini to connect using Mail version 6.2 with IMAP to my custom Dovecot mail server which is on an old G5 on my network.
My Macbook Air ...
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How to encrypt IMAP folder on Mountain Lion? [closed]
Sup y'all.
I need to encrypt one of my IMAP folders (in Mac Mail.) In my HP Windows computer, I just right-click and hit 'encrypt.' What's the deal, fam?
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After Mountain Lion upgrade, Mail folder rearranged
After upgrading to Mountain Lion, some Mailboxes have been moved. I previously had some mailboxes in the "On My Mac" section. They are no longer there, but instead are now under the main Mailboxes ...
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Drafts going in Trash
I have configured my Gmail account with OSX Mail Client. The problem is that the drafts on the Mail Client aren't stored in draft on Gmail. And all the drafts are going in Trash of Gmail. I had mapped ...
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Mail.app keeps trying to connecting to old mail server
Yesterday my web host (Dreamhost) unexpectedly moved my email account to a new server. Most of my email clients didn't skip a beat, and continued to connect to the server and receive mail.
However, ...
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Why do so many IMAP providers not work properly with Mail.app?
I've been using Mail.app to read my email since 1992 or so, back when it was called NeXTmail. I'm generally pleased with it. Lately, though, I've been having a problem with the IMAP implementation, ...
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Attachments missing from messages in “inbox” folder in apple mail, when using google apps
When using mail.app with google mail (google premier apps) over imap, i have a problem where e-mails come through without showing attachments sometimes.
The odd thing is, if i look at the "All Mail" ...
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Gmail account in Mail on SnowLeopard: how well does it work?
I am using a gmail account in Mail (via IMAP) on Lion, and it works well. My dad just set up a gmail account and he is on SnowLeopard. Does a gmail account work correctly in Mail (also via IMAP) on ...
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How setup Mail.app IMAP to migrate Mail Server
We changed recently our Hosting provider.
How can we remove the old IMAP account in Apple Mail without loosing any Mails and have them uploaded to the new server including all IMAP folders?
Thanks,
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How can I get rid of duplicate Sent, Draft, and Trash folders in my IMAP accounts?
I use several IMAP accounts for e-mail, and, except for iCloud, all of them show duplicate folders for Sent, Trash, and Draft mailboxes:
These duplicate folders are (generally) always empty, and ...
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Why do flags revert to red in Lion Mail?
In Lion Mail, in (IMAP) accounts other than iCloud/MobileMe, flags that I set to colors other than red revert to red over time.
Why is this happening and how do I fix it? What is the soruce of the ...
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How can I re-map Mail's “Sent Messages” folder to an IMAP server's “Sent Mail” folder?
I use Mail to connect to a traditional IMAP server (non-Gmail). I've noticed that all the messages I send are placed in Mail's "Sent" folder and that Mail is translating this folder to a server folder ...
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How do I get archive to work in Mail.app in Lion?
I can't get archive to work on Lion. When I choose archive in Mail.app it creates a folder called Archived. That's not what I want. When I choose delete it doesn't remove the message from my inbox. It ...
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Accessing Gmail via IMAP using Lion's Mail client
I've been using POP to access my Gmail account pretty much since Google offered it. I've been meaning to migrate to IMAP access for a while now, and initial attempts to switch yesterday caused quite a ...
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Store attachments locally in Mail.app when using IMAP
I'm reaching my quota on my IMAP account, one big space hog is email attachments.
Is there a way to tell mail.app that I want to "remove" certain emails from the server but keep them around ...
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Is there a good Hotmail client for Mac OS X?
I have had an Hotmail account since 1997 (i.e. don't ask me to switch - have hundreds of filters and folders and thousands of contacts) and I recently switched to a Mac and I am looking for a Mac ...
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Why doesn't Mail.app ver. 4 recognize Google Apps accounts as Gmail IMAP
When I add a gmail account with a username of @gmail.com, Mail.app ver 4 recognizes this as a Gmail IMAP account. However, if I try to add a Google apps domain email address ending in ...
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How can I back up a complete IMAP account?
I have a huge IMAP email account that contains a lot of subfolders and a lot of messages (dating back to 2005). Is there a simple way to back up these folders and messages so I can delete them from ...
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Mail.app and multiple copies of emails
I start using Mail.app today. I have two Gmail accounts (one free hosted and one on Google Apps). In Mail.app I created two IMAP accounts according to the official Google manual.
But when somebody ...
