Apple Mail not connecting to G-mail?

NickD · Jul 13, 2007, 12:17 PM

Within the last 10 minutes, Apple Mail has suddenly lost the ability to connect with my G-mail account and retrieve mail.

I get the standard error:

Quote:

This account (G-Mail) appears to be offline due to a network problem. Would you like to try go online now?

But it will not seem to re-connect for anything. I checked, and G-mail is working just fine in my web browser, but any idea why Mail can't connect all of a sudden?

NickD

iBunny · Jul 13, 2007, 12:19 PM

Dont be so paranoid.... maybe their pop server is down. Wait a few and try again. If it was working just fine before, and it just stopped, they probly just have an interruption in service. Try back in 2 hours.

barr08 · Jul 13, 2007, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iBunny

Dont be so paranoid.... maybe their pop server is down. Wait a few and try again. If it was working just fine before, and it just stopped, they probly just have an interruption in service. Try back in 2 hours.

How is he being paranoid?

wrldwzrd89 · Jul 13, 2007, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NickD

Within the last 10 minutes, Apple Mail has suddenly lost the ability to connect with my G-mail account and retrieve mail.

I get the standard error:

But it will not seem to re-connect for anything. I checked, and G-mail is working just fine in my web browser, but any idea why Mail can't connect all of a sudden?

NickD

I had the same problem. It seems to be working fine now, though. Probably just a temporary glitch with GMail's POP servers.

NickD · Jul 13, 2007, 12:47 PM

I'm just letting it sit and using the online G-Mail right now, but it should be back shortly.

NickD · Jul 13, 2007, 06:11 PM

It's still not connecting. Do you think there may be a problem? Should I try setting up my G-mail account in Mail again?

wrldwzrd89 · Jul 13, 2007, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NickD

It's still not connecting. Do you think there may be a problem? Should I try setting up my G-mail account in Mail again?

If nothing else works that's worth a try.

NickD · Jul 13, 2007, 11:45 PM

Yep. It's still not working. It'll send, but not receive. I'll try re-setting the account.

NickD · Jul 14, 2007, 12:23 AM

Well the reset seemed to help. Thanks for all the advice guys!

macuser1232 · Nov 23, 2012, 10:25 PM

I wonder why this happens.

RSWH · Dec 2, 2012, 04:48 PM

I've been getting a similar issue for a while - using Mountain Lion and IMAP to 2 seperate Gmail accounts. Every so often (no pattern yet observed) one or the other or both go "offline". The only way to get them back is to quit Mail and restart. While the accounts are "offline" on my MBP they are fine from either my iPhone or my iPad so its not the Gmail end...
Any ideas?

stevo33 · Dec 2, 2012, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by RSWH

I've been getting a similar issue for a while - using Mountain Lion and IMAP to 2 seperate Gmail accounts. Every so often (no pattern yet observed) one or the other or both go "offline". The only way to get them back is to quit Mail and restart. While the accounts are "offline" on my MBP they are fine from either my iPhone or my iPad so its not the Gmail end...
Any ideas?

I'm not even able to get there! I went into Settings in my Gmail account and 'Enabled IMAP'. Then I opened Apple Mail on my iMac and tried adding a gmail account. It won't even acknowledge my username and password! I've tried EVERY way to be able to add this Gmail account to my Apple Mail... but no success. Any help out there? Thank you.

Jul 13, 2007, 12:19 PM	#2
iBunny macrumors 65816 Join Date: Apr 2004	Dont be so paranoid.... maybe their pop server is down. Wait a few and try again. If it was working just fine before, and it just stopped, they probly just have an interruption in service. Try back in 2 hours. __________________ Sergeant United States Marine Corps Information Assurance Technician: Net+, Sec+ Mid 2010 15" MBP / i7 2.66 / 8GB RAM / 120GB Vertex 3 / Hi-Res Glossy/OS X 10.7
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Nov 23, 2012, 10:25 PM	#10
macuser1232 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2012	I wonder why this happens. __________________ Early 2011 13" MacBook Pro, i5 2.3 GHz, 8 GB RAM, 320 GB HD ; 2 Gen 8 GB iPod Touch
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Dec 2, 2012, 04:48 PM	#11
RSWH macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Auckland, NZ	Mail randomly going offline I've been getting a similar issue for a while - using Mountain Lion and IMAP to 2 seperate Gmail accounts. Every so often (no pattern yet observed) one or the other or both go "offline". The only way to get them back is to quit Mail and restart. While the accounts are "offline" on my MBP they are fine from either my iPhone or my iPad so its not the Gmail end... Any ideas?
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NickD Thread Starter macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Colorado	I'm just letting it sit and using the online G-Mail right now, but it should be back shortly.
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NickD Thread Starter macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Colorado	It's still not connecting. Do you think there may be a problem? Should I try setting up my G-mail account in Mail again?
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Jul 13, 2007, 11:45 PM	#8
NickD Thread Starter macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Colorado	Yep. It's still not working. It'll send, but not receive. I'll try re-setting the account.
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NickD Thread Starter macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Colorado	Well the reset seemed to help. Thanks for all the advice guys!
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