I migrated my custom domain to icloud+. Seems to work but there are three problems/questions:

  1. Where are all my emails? I used IMAP so i thought that all the inboxes (of the 3 accounts) will besynchronized after the “redirection” to icloud+

  2. I imported three e-mails: Does icloud not seperate those three accounts? There is only one folder in Mail (on ipad and iphone)?

  3. How can i configure the icloud-account(s) in thunderbird?

Thanks for help

SOLUTIONS:

  1. To get your old mails in your new icloud-account, you can use the mail-app or thunderbird (i guess outlook too) and draw the mails in the new folders. I just draw the inboxes to the new icloud-account-folders and the other stuff to local folders. Good possibility to minimize. Have to see if it works.

  2. Workaround: Create folders and rules in icloud+, so that the mails will be sorted.

  3. You have to create an app-password that works in thunderbird or other 3rd party apps.

Thank you! This sublemmy is gold!

  • WildCelt@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    11 months ago

    Prepare to be continually disappointed. I switched my domain over when it was first announced, and although it certainly works, there are definitely some needed features lacking. Other than centralizing how emails are delivered, there isn’t much of a benefit to using a custom email domain. Plus, I’ve yet to find an iOS app (other than Mail) that works with them.

    Regarding migration, have you tried simply dragging and dropping the email from the old account onto the new one? I haven’t used T-bird for this, but it works in Mail.

    • jefff@lemmy.world
      1·
      11 months ago

      Could you elaborate on what features are missing? I’m currently using mailbox.org as an email host, but considering swapping over to iCloud+

      • WildCelt@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        Sure. By far the biggest issue is once you do it you are locked into using default iOS/MacOS mail apps. I’ve yet to find an alternative email client that can distinguish between your default iCloud account and your custom address.

        Receiving email isn’t the issue, it’s replying from your custom address. I suppose a client that can use email aliases would work, but honestly I stopped looking for one on iOS.

        It isn’t all bad though. Using iCloud’s storage and system basically means you don’t need to pay for a mail account at your domain registrar.

        • jefff@lemmy.world
          1·
          11 months ago

          Thanks! Although I’m using Android; and since I need aliases with mailbox.org anyway, presumably I have that covered with K-9. For MacOS I’m happy with the default Mail client anyhow; it’s nice enough to hold all my stuff that isn’t browser based.

          Their web client seemed kind of crappy, but usable at least, if I remember right. Not often I need to log in from a computer that I don’t own, but once in a while it comes in handy.

    • moddy@feddit.deOP
      1·
      11 months ago

      I am ok with the mail-app.

      You are right: Tested to drag an old mail in thunderbird from the old account to the new icloud-account and it worked! Also works in the apple-mail-app but i do not have a mac, so it is easier in thunderbird in my case.