[MlMt] Cannot connect to iCloud mailbox

[Kip DeGraaf]

On 9 Oct 2014, at 3:36, Benny Kjær Nielsen wrote:

> We can try taking MailMate out of the equation. Use Terminal to 
> connect to the server like this:
>
> 	openssl s_client -connect imap.mail.me.com:993
>
> When it has connected then write the following with your login 
> details:
>
> 	0 LOGIN username password
>
> I have no problems with my own account, but I do not have two-step 
> verification enabled.

Well it looks like Apple is the problem, I've filed a support ticket 
with them.

Whether I use my iCloud regular password or a brand new App-Specific 
password I get

     0 NO [AUTHENTICATIONFAILED] Authentication failed

after the '0 LOGIN myusername password' entry.

I've so stumped the Apple support team that I've been passed to an 
escalation team, spent 45 minutes on the phone with them and now I'm due 
for a callback the next day.

Thank you for the suggestion about using the openssl connect, it cut 
through a lot of potential finger pointing by Apple Support and squarely 
demonstrated the issue was theirs.
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