Despite following all the directions for outbound email fixes I've found online, not one has worked. I'm running Yosemite after having to restore my harddrive via SuperDuper after major problems. I can receive mail, but absolutely cannot send it. Comcast upper level tech support says it is the "device's fault." What Yosemite is doing is adding a colon plus my email address to the smpt.comcast.net address so naturally I cannot send mail - usually this is listed as "offline." When I go to Accounts to edit the address, it shows the address without the added-on information, but when I return to the screen, the phony address is there. At one point it actually did have smpt.comcast.net by itself but NOT connected to an account.
I've deleted and reinstalled my Comcast account multiple times to no avail. The operating system is refusing to keep the accurate outgoing address in place. My computer repair store says they are seeing this issue a lot. My husband's Yosemite iMac, on the same network, is not having this problem. It only started after my restore.
In disgust, I downloaded Thunderbird for Mac, but TB cannot "see" the "on my Mac" saved mail folders so won't import them. Add-ons or apps have not helped.
I do NOT want to use iCloud which some posters have recommended.
I have never been so aggravated with Apple. I have no intention of upgrading the OS because, as I understand, the bugs have never been fixed. Can anyone suggest a solution or am I doomed to have two email accounts: one with my saved folders and one from which I can send email?
Leslie
I've deleted and reinstalled my Comcast account multiple times to no avail. The operating system is refusing to keep the accurate outgoing address in place. My computer repair store says they are seeing this issue a lot. My husband's Yosemite iMac, on the same network, is not having this problem. It only started after my restore.
In disgust, I downloaded Thunderbird for Mac, but TB cannot "see" the "on my Mac" saved mail folders so won't import them. Add-ons or apps have not helped.
I do NOT want to use iCloud which some posters have recommended.
I have never been so aggravated with Apple. I have no intention of upgrading the OS because, as I understand, the bugs have never been fixed. Can anyone suggest a solution or am I doomed to have two email accounts: one with my saved folders and one from which I can send email?
Leslie