# iMac Mail Problem

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imac-mail-problem/1027798>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 18, 2026, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imac-mail-problem/1027798 "2026-02-18T18:36:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imac-mail-problem/1027798/1 "2026-02-18T18:36:42Z")

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I have an IMac (MacBook?) of some type. My Inbox will update but my Sent box will not update (since May 2025). What is going on here?

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**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imac-mail-problem/1027798/2 "2026-02-19T02:42:34Z")

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An iMac is a desktop computer, a MacBook is a laptop. What mail program are you using?

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imac-mail-problem/1027798/3 "2026-02-19T11:44:24Z")

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I have a similar bug. After starting up my MacBook, all the Office apps including Outlook shut down. It’s no big deal to restart them. It’s just annoying.

I’ve searched online and found no fixes. My Mac-only coworkers say it’s because we’re on a PC network, and of course Microsoft is the devil.