Connections to host p38-imap.mail.me.com on the default ports failed.
I keep getting this warning in Apple Mail for my iCloud mailbox on my Mac Mini.
The account works perfectly on my MacBook Pro and iPhone and all other mail accounts (Gmail, Exchange, Imap) work normally on the Mac Mini, it is just the iCloud account that fails.
Strangely, I have found that I can send mail from the account, but not receive it (i.e. it seems to be connecting to the smtp server, but not the imap one).
So far, I have tried:
- Deleting then re-adding the account using Mail preferences.
- Changing the user name to .mac, .me, .icloud. Also tried it without any suffix (i.e. user name before @)
- Adding the iCloud account as a new imap account—manually adding the server and port settings.
- Deleting the entire iCloud package from the Mac Mini, rebooting the machine, then added it again.
- Deleting the caches within: /library/caches/com.apple.mail/ then rebooting.
I can't think of any more I can do other than reinstalling the operating system (or waiting for a major update to it). I have read every thread I can find on this topic (not a rare problem it seems) and tried every suggested solution I can find.
I can't afford to waste any more time on it, so I keep my iPhone handy to check incoming messages on my iCloud account. Thanks to anyone who can help me fix the problem!
Mac mini, macOS 10.15
