IMAP affords you not only the most recent messages in your inbox but also seamless access to all folders, filing across devices and sent mail synchronization.
Set Up iCloud Mail IMAP Access in Your Email Program
To access iCloud Mail via IMAP in your email program, set up a new IMAP account with the following settings:
- IMAP server: imap.mail.me.com (try p99-imap.mail.me.com if you run into bumps)
- Port: 993
- Require TLS/SSL: Yes
- User name: your iCloud Mail email address
- Do include "@me.com"; if your iCloud Mail address is "me@me.com", for instance, use "me@me.com" as your user name.
- Password: your iCloud password
- SMTP server: smtp.mail.me.com
- Port: 587
- Require TLS/SSL: Yes
- User name: your iCloud Mail email address
- Password: your iCloud password
(Updated December 2011)
