Apple today debuted the company’s new .Mac webmail. It’s got a whole new look, updated features, and it’s available today. With its smart use of the latest web technology, the new .Mac webmail will remind you of the Mail application on your desktop.
In the new .Mac webmail, you’ll find:
• Drag-and-drop functionality
• A message pane
• Quick Reply
• Address Book integration
• Message previews
• Message flagging
• Keyboard shortcuts
Unlike most webmail services, Apple’s .Mac webmail uses IMAP. So you can rest easy knowing that your .Mac mail will be just as you left it, no matter where you log on next.
To get the most out of the new .Mac webmail, make sure you’re using the recommended version of Safari, Firefox or Internet Explorer:
Mac OS X: Safari 1.2 or later, Firefox 1.0.4 or later
Windows: Firefox 1.0.4 or later, Internet Explorer 6 or later
Then just sign in and get started here.
Don’t have a .Mac account? Learn more about .Mac and sign up for a free 60-day trial now.
Related MacDailyNews article:
Why Apple’s new .Mac webmail is important – September 29, 2006
Apple teases new .Mac webmail coming soon with drag-and-drop, built-in Address Book, and more – September 27, 2006
Yes… but will it filter Spam better than the Mail app on OSX?
Hmmm…. Wouldn’t mind seeing an increase in the amount of storage.
Peace.
Wheres the new features?
I’m useing Safari 2.0.4, but it wouldn’t work for me. The Inbox and all my mail showed, but it wouldn’t display any of the email messages or change folders if I clicked on them. I even tried logging in/out three times.
I’m having the same “user experience” as GW3. I’m feeling kind of underwhelmed at the moment and hope this is just a glitch that will be ironed out overnight.
A nice upgrade…
Now where’s my iPhone with .mac integration?
Other than visualizing the initial screen, I couldn’t navigate any folders. I was only able to log in and subsequently log out. Has anyone else experienced this?
Apple’s new Web Mail is nice but I just lost 2/3 of an email to a friend due to its not notifying me that it was timing out. When I finished the email it told me it had timed out. When I checked Drafts, only a third of the text was there. Not too impressive a start though the features are nicer.
GW3 – had the same issue here, but when I emptied the cache and refreshed the screen it worked.
GW3 — sorry, I just noticed your comment after I posted mine. I’m also using Safari 2.0.4. Hopefully the bugs will get worked out soon.
WebMail seems to be working properly now.
Update for me… The new .Mac webmail worked just fine using Firefox 1.5.0.7.
Took Jim’s suggestion and emptied my cache and now it’s working properly using Safari 2.0.4. Thanks, Jim! Hopefully .Mac is fixed for good now.
Much appreciated improvement.
I’m totally underwhelmed by this. Very unresponsive and slow. Apple can do better than this.
This is great, just what I need while away from home.
Great stuff Apple.
Doesn’t work for me on a G5 dual, not on my powerbook G4 12 inch 1,5 Ghz, works on powerbook G4 12 inch 1 GHz and G4 quicksilver.
STRANGE
(on the two not working computer, CS2 is installed)
Working OK so far from my computer at work (Dell, W2K, FF 2.0). Haven’t tried it from my Macs yet, or with other browsers.
Got same issues as GW3 here, using Windows (at work) with Firefox v1.0.5.7
I’ve been looking forward to this update, annoyed that it doesn’t appear to be working properly … if at all.
Okay, closed the Webmail page, exited Firefox, loaded it again (i.e. “turned it off and on again”) and it now works perfectly.
Perhaps it was something to do with that large blue ‘Welcome’ box?
@ United States of Generica
Did a restart of Safari, thanks to your tip it works for me now.
AND HOW? Very very fast!!!
I use gmail too, but this is waaaaayyyy faster for me!!!!
Like Apple.
Love Mac.
No use for an iPod.
Hate .Mac – The past two months, my .Mac email has been acting real flakey, mainly, Mail cannot access it reliably. It’s too expensive, got my own domain with hundreds of real email addresses at GoDaddy for $49, rock solid and fast! Will let my .Mac die on the vine in one month.
New look? YAAAAWWWWNNNNN!
No more free music loops.
No more free software.
The gift is smaller, just the wrapper is prettier, while the rest of the world swiftly advances past it. It’s just not enough! Copying Microsoft’s Vista-like in tactic? …all flash, no bang? Apple will have to make huge significant changes for me to ever reconsider .Mac again. Oh and PLEASE, Apple, stop making your Apple store reps try to shove .Mac down my throat every time I just look at a Mac in the store. My next Mac will be online to avoid your useless reps.
WORKS GREAT FROM SAFARI AND MY POWERBOOK!! OS 10.4.8. The quick-reply feature is incredible. I hope this becomes part of Mail in Leopard. Eat your hearts out, non-MacMail users. MacMail has one-upped everyone with the quick-reply feature.
Go Apple!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When I use the MDN link like this then .Mac Mail does not work for me:
http://www.mac.com/WebObjects/Webmail.woa/
Like others above, the screen is unresponsive — messages cannot be selected, nor mailboxes. When I try to send a message, a “www.mac.com” error message appears.
On the other hand, when I go to .Mac Mail from anywhere other than through that link, it works great. So something appears to break when going to .Mac Mail directly through that MDN link above.
I repeated this several times with the same results.
PS: Forgot to say, the latest OS X and Safari, on a 12 in. PowerBook G4.
“Anyone else getting those annoying pop under ads that say “congratulations, you’ve just won [fill in the blank].””
Please join me in writing to and boycotting sites that FORCE audio on you while you are browsing. It’s got to be one of the worst things to happen to the internet since it was invented.