ICloud Email - not recieving emails even if sent from the icloud web site to icloud

[MStacey]

I have signed up to Icloud with my ipad and registered for a new @me.com email address.

I can send from the address and email gets delivered however email sent to my @me.com address never appears
This happens even if I use a web browser and log into icloud.com web site there is nothing in the inbox (even if I send an email from myself using the icloud web interface it never appears in the icloud inbox)

If I send from a non Icloud device (ie: my work laptop) to my @me.com address I get a mail bounced message as below


SMTP error from remote mail server after RCPT TO:<[email protected]>:
host mx.me.com.akadns.net [17.148.17.52]: 550 5.1.1 unknown or illegal alias:
first last @me.com

Anybody know how I might resolve this issue?