Unable to set up mail accounts on

The proxy server may well be the problem. GMail and Hotmail see a lot of spam and they refuse connections from suspect servers. The proxy server is probably on their blacklist.

Try skipping the proxy and see what happens...

spectyr said:

I also want to mention that I'm accessing the web through a proxy server, which, as far as I think is not a problem, since in the diagnostics, it says that mail was able to connect to the internet.

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If you really want to rule it out then you need to try connecting without the proxy (standard troubleshooting practice).

And As Far As Mail Is Concerned...

... I think that it is crappy for configuring accounts. The so-called "Wizard" isn't very smart and makes it difficult to manually configure accounts. (Hint: Go offline if you want to easily disable the Wizard.) There are other problems with Mail but setting-up and managing multiple accounts is my main pet-peeve.

I recently moved from Eudora (no more Rosetta support in Lion...) to GyazMail. What an improvement over Mail! Configuring accounts is a breeze. Unlike Mail GyazMail doesn't assume that all GMail accounts are IMAP. And it doesn't routinely "forget" account passwords like Mail tends to do.

GyazMail is $18 and Worth Every Penny. Mail is worth exactly what you pay for it...