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can i keep one email of mac.com / me.com / icloud.com ?

sk3pt1c

sk3pt1c

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This bugs me like crazy, every time i compose an email i have a dropdown with multiple email addresses for each account.

Especially the old one which i've had since the days of .mac has @mac.com, @me.com and @icloud.com.

My apple id is assigned to the @mac.com address from back then.

But i can't just use that one to email.

I logged into my apple id on apple's site and deleted the alternatives but they stil pop up in Mail.

:confused:
 
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ardchoille50

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Feb 6, 2014
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sk3pt1c said:
This bugs me like crazy, every time i compose an email i have a dropdown with multiple email addresses for each account.

Especially the old one which i've had since the days of .mac has @mac.com, @me.com and @icloud.com.

My apple id is assigned to the @mac.com address from back then.

But i can't just use that one to email.

I logged into my apple id on apple's site and deleted the alternatives but they stil pop up in Mail.

:confused:
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I'm unsure about @mac.com, but @icloud.com is an alias to @me.com - emails to both addresses are directed to @me.com.
 
sk3pt1c

sk3pt1c

macrumors 6502a
Original poster
Nov 29, 2005
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ardchoille42 said:
I'm unsure about @mac.com, but @icloud.com is an alias to @me.com - emails to both addresses are directed to @me.com.
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it's just weird cause when you log in to your apple id, it has the other emails as "alternate email address"es and you can actually delete them, but i guess that does nothing in effect :mad:
 
ugahairydawgs

ugahairydawgs

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Jun 10, 2010
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sk3pt1c said:
This bugs me like crazy, every time i compose an email i have a dropdown with multiple email addresses for each account.

Especially the old one which i've had since the days of .mac has @mac.com, @me.com and @icloud.com.

My apple id is assigned to the @mac.com address from back then.

But i can't just use that one to email.

I logged into my apple id on apple's site and deleted the alternatives but they stil pop up in Mail.

:confused:
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Login to the iCloud website. Go to mail. Click and gear and select preferences. Click on the composing tab. In the Send From section there should be a list of addresses. Uncheck all of the addresses that you don't want to use.

You may need to re-start Mail.app after that, but this should get rid of those extra address options when you're sending mail.
 
sk3pt1c

sk3pt1c

macrumors 6502a
Original poster
Nov 29, 2005
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a simulacrum
ugahairydawgs said:
Login to the iCloud website. Go to mail. Click and gear and select preferences. Click on the composing tab. In the Send From section there should be a list of addresses. Uncheck all of the addresses that you don't want to use.

You may need to re-start Mail.app after that, but this should get rid of those extra address options when you're sending mail.
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Holy ****! Thank you!!!!!!
 
maflynn

maflynn

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May 3, 2009
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I've had no problems using my .mac email address to send emails. I think it defaults to the iCloud which I don't mind but I'm able to use the .mac one.
 
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