moddyAug 16, 2023

After migrating my custom domain to icloud+

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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

Show threadkobraAug 16, 2023
  • You likely only changed DNS records so old mail is still sitting on the mail servers. icloud isn’t a ‘typical’ mail server so migrating old email to it would really just be copying all of those old emails into your single icloud mailbox. what’ve you done so far will only affect new email being sent to the domains you’ve imported to icloud.
  • icloud aliases all of your custom domains to the single icloud mailbox. So no, you won’t have separate mailboxes for each ‘account’, everything will happen within the one mailbox.
  • configure thunderbird for your icloud account/mailbox only since all of the emails point to that single destination.
    • Show threadmoddyAug 16, 2023

    Perfect answer. Thank you.

  • What do i have to do to copy the mails from 2023? I (think I) have no access to the old mailserver but i have all the copies in my thunderbird.

  • I am a little bit disappointed. I have three accounts to separate different kind of work and private stuff. So I have to work with folders and rules?

  • Got it.

    Show threadWildCelt
    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.
    Aug 16, 2023 at 8:50pmWeb
    Show threadjefffAug 16, 2023
    Could you elaborate on what features are missing? I’m currently using mailbox.org as an email host, but considering swapping over to iCloud+
    Show threadWildCeltAug 17, 2023

    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.

    Show threadjefffAug 17, 2023

    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.

    Show threadmoddyAug 17, 2023

    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.