Thanks Nigel
Nigel Proctor H T White & Co Ltd [email protected] 07792000619 ....sent from iPhone On 27 Jun 2013, at 15:19, Sam - MacAmbulance <[email protected]> wrote: > Go through the account settings and make sure it's using the following : > > IMAP server : imap.mail.yahoo.com > username : your email address > password : your password > > In the advanced tab : > > Use SSL : On > Port : 993 > > Regards > > Sam > MacAmbulance > Providing affordable Apple & PC services > > Sam Mullen > 07747 778022 > http://www.macambulance.co.uk > [email protected] > > > On 27 Jun 2013, at 15:18, nigel proctor <[email protected]> wrote: > >> No error message, just spinning circle (not coloured pizza) then circle with >> triangle inside with exclamation mark. >> >> If she logs into her account via yahoo site in a browser she can see the >> emails sitting there and can read them but cant download via Mac Mail to >> read off line. >> >> Make sense? >> >> On 27 Jun 2013, at 15:12, Sam - MacAmbulance wrote: >> >>> You're better off using IMAP over POP, it syncs mail with the server >>> instead of just downloading & deleting it. Your POP accounts were probably >>> set up when btinternet.com didn't support IMAP, before it had moved to >>> being hosted by Yahoo. >>> >>> Does your mother get an error message when downloading the email? A bit >>> more information will help. >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Sam >>> MacAmbulance >>> Providing affordable Apple & PC services >>> >>> Sam Mullen >>> 07747 778022 >>> http://www.macambulance.co.uk >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> On 27 Jun 2013, at 15:08, nigel proctor <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I recently set up a secondary account email address for my mother to use >>>> on my BT account. >>>> >>>> Mail on Mac OS Snow Leopard wants to call it an IMAP account, even though >>>> my other secondary addresses (for my wife for example) are all showing as >>>> btinternet POP accounts. >>>> >>>> Consequently she is unable to download mail at present. >>>> >>>> What is Mac Mail doing when it sets up the account?..and how do I change >>>> it? >>>> >>>> >>>> Nigel >>>> >>>> nigel proctor >>>> [email protected] >>>> H T White & Co Ltd >>>> www.htwhite.com >>>> 07792000619 >>>> sent from iPhone >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> Nigel >> >> nigel proctor >> [email protected] >> H T White & Co Ltd >> www.htwhite.com >> 07792000619 >> sent from iPhone >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
