Veteran Mac user here, with the oddest thing Ive seen in years.
I have four groups of email accounts loaded into Mail.app, from two different sources (Comcast for one bunch, my web host for the other bunches associated with three different URLs). All accounts are set to automatically check for messages every minute. Until a few days ago, that worked correctly, more or less. The IMAP accounts seem to have some hiccup or another every few weeks.
This ones unique, though, in that it only applies to one of the six IMAP email boxes sharing a single URL.
Suddenly, that email box refuses to check for mail. Its my main business account-naturally-which makes this an urgent matter.
When I check webmail, there are new messages. When I click on Get Mail or wait for the automated Get Mail process to occur, every other email account on my computer checks for messages...except that one.
Ironically, because Im paranoid deep down when it comes to this IMAP stuff, theres also a Rule instructing Mail to copy messages sent to that account into a second folder on my computer. Oddly, copies of the new messages do arrive there...but not in the Inbox for that account.
If I turn the rule off, nothing downloads into that account at all. Stuff just sits on the server.
When a Get Mail command occurs (manually or automatically), this mailbox doesnt even garner a spinning wheel like the others when they check for messages. Just sits there like its dead.
All my preference settings are correct...and yes, the boxes are selected to check mail in this account:
True, Im lucky the copy rule is in effect, so the at least show up somewhere; still, really need them to load in the Inbox since the On My Mac doesnt provide IMAP functionality (while on the road, thats critically important).
Has anyone seen anything like this before? The webhost says they have nothing to do with this, since its all Macs fault.
MacBook Pro
OS 10.5.4
Mail 3.4
I have four groups of email accounts loaded into Mail.app, from two different sources (Comcast for one bunch, my web host for the other bunches associated with three different URLs). All accounts are set to automatically check for messages every minute. Until a few days ago, that worked correctly, more or less. The IMAP accounts seem to have some hiccup or another every few weeks.
This ones unique, though, in that it only applies to one of the six IMAP email boxes sharing a single URL.
Suddenly, that email box refuses to check for mail. Its my main business account-naturally-which makes this an urgent matter.
When I check webmail, there are new messages. When I click on Get Mail or wait for the automated Get Mail process to occur, every other email account on my computer checks for messages...except that one.
Ironically, because Im paranoid deep down when it comes to this IMAP stuff, theres also a Rule instructing Mail to copy messages sent to that account into a second folder on my computer. Oddly, copies of the new messages do arrive there...but not in the Inbox for that account.
If I turn the rule off, nothing downloads into that account at all. Stuff just sits on the server.
When a Get Mail command occurs (manually or automatically), this mailbox doesnt even garner a spinning wheel like the others when they check for messages. Just sits there like its dead.
All my preference settings are correct...and yes, the boxes are selected to check mail in this account:
True, Im lucky the copy rule is in effect, so the at least show up somewhere; still, really need them to load in the Inbox since the On My Mac doesnt provide IMAP functionality (while on the road, thats critically important).
Has anyone seen anything like this before? The webhost says they have nothing to do with this, since its all Macs fault.
MacBook Pro
OS 10.5.4
Mail 3.4