{"id":1238,"date":"2015-04-04T08:26:45","date_gmt":"2015-04-04T08:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igotoffer.com\/blog\/?p=1238"},"modified":"2017-10-13T23:08:06","modified_gmt":"2017-10-13T23:08:06","slug":"mail-connection-doctor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/igotoffer.com\/blog\/mail-connection-doctor","title":{"rendered":"How to Use the Mail Connection Doctor in Mac OS"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to Use the Mail Connection Doctor in Mac OS<\/h2>\n

If <\/span>our Mail app can\u2019t send or receive email on your Mac, the easiest way to find the problem is using Mail Connection Doctor<\/em>, which checks the status of each of your email accounts and your internet connection. To use Mail Connection Doctor<\/em>, open the Mail app<\/em>, then choose Window > Connection Doctor<\/em>.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll see the statue of your internet connection on the top of the Mail Connection Doctor<\/em> window. If a red dot appears, Mail can\u2019t connect to the internet. In this case, the computer can\u2019t use any of your email accounts to send or receive email. To learn more about the issue, click the Network Diagnostics<\/em> button to start a test of your internet connection. The Diagnostics will try to find a solution to connect your Mac to the internet.<\/p>\n

You may be connected to the internet, but Mail Connection Doctor<\/em> shows a red dot next to one or more of your accounts. In this case, you should check the Details column for messages, which will show you the status, such as \u201cTrying to log in \u2026 account failed.\u201d Your email service may be experiencing a service outage. To verify if this is the problem, contact your email service provider, or use their status webpage to make sure that their mail service is online.<\/p>\n

If the password for your account is no longer valid or missing, the message, \u201cCould not connect to this . . . server,\u201d may appear. This message means that the settings for your email account are wrong. You should check Mail preferences to make sure that your settings are up to date. You can use the Mail Settings Lookup<\/em> tool to check the settings for many email providers, or get them from your email provider directly. Note that you may see the same message if a network firewall is blocking the connection to your email service. This can happen if you installed third-party firewall software, or you\u2019re on a different network that doesn\u2019t allow the necessary email connections. To get to your email service, if you are in an internet caf\u00e9 or coffee shop, check with their staff. Using a corporate network, contact the corporate IT department for help.<\/p>\n

Mail Connection Doctor<\/em> can show even more detail about the connection by clicking the Show Detail<\/em> button. You will see basic communication between the Mail app<\/em> and your email service. If the drawer is empty, click Check Again<\/em> to start another check. Messages that contain \u201cALERT\u201d<\/em> come directly from your email provider. Select the Log Connection Activity<\/em> checkbox to cause Mail<\/em> to generate detailed logs of its communication with your email service. To view the logs, just click Show Logs<\/em>. To stop logging, deselect Log Connection Activity<\/em>..<\/span><\/p>\n

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