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Yahoo Email Transition - iPhone Setup
Has anyone seen anything from Cox indicating that they know there is an issue with setting up iPhone default Mail app to work with the new Yahoo mail server we have moved to?
Finally got all of my email accounts on Outlook set up and working. Not a straightforward process in the least and now instead of a Spam/Junk mail folder we get something called a "Bulk" mail folder. Looking forward to the day when AI can learn from my Deletions and automatically take care of Spam email for me. ;-)
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MangoMan
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1 year ago
Apple default Mail app is considered a Third Party App by Yahoo mail. You will need to generate a Third Party App Password for each of your Cox email accounts to be able to use the Apple default Mail app with your Yahoo-transitioned Cox email accounts.
Log into Yahoo mail using your PC or Mac. You will need your full cox email address (e.g., TastyMango@cox.net) and the new email password you created when you completed your Cox to Yahoo transistion. Yahoo may ask you to go through some steps to verify your Recovery Options - complete it now or later. Once in the Yahoo mail click the icon at the top right (your name or initials) and select "Overview". Now from the menu at the top select "Security".
Look on the right for "Other ways to sign in" and you will see "App Password - If you don’t normally use a password to sign in to your Yahoo account, here’s where you can generate a password for 3rd-party apps that require passwords." Click on "Generate an app password" and provide a name for the app (e.g., Mac Mail or Iphone Mail). Yahoo will provide a new password for the Apple Mail app - make a copy of it (don't include the spaces). DON'T LOSE THIS OR YOU WILL HAVE TO START ALL OVER AGAIN.
On the iPhone go to Settings>Mail>Accounts and select the account you are working on. Go to Account Settings now. Verify the settings are correct first
Name - Your name
Email - [youraccountname]@cox.net (for example TastyMango@cox.net)
Description - what ever you want displayed
Incoming Mail Server
Host Name - imap.mail.yahoo.com
User Name - [youraccountname]@cox.net (for example TastyMango@cox.net)
Password - ** see note below
Outgoing Mail Server
Host Name - smtp.mail.yahoo.com
User Name - [youraccountname]@cox.net (for example TastyMango@cox.net)
Password - ** see note below
Use SSL - On
Authentication - Password
Server Port - 465
**Type in some letters (fake password) into the Password field and press return on the screen keyboard. You should get an error message back. Now carefully type in the new password generated by Yahoo and press return on the screen keyboard. You should get checkmarks indicating success. You need to do this for both the Incoming and Outgoing Server settings.
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John2222
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1 year ago
Can you give us an idea of what is the issue with iPhone Mail app and the Cox transition? I was under the impression that after the "transition" I would just have to change my POP3 or IMAP settings on my iPhone to the new Yahoo server names, etc.
Call me "naïve"!
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OldBob2
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1 year ago
I set up an app password for the iPhone on Yahoo from my PC. I also named it and they gave me a long one below which I noted/copied. Went to my iPhone 7 and in the settings for Mail for this Cox account I entered the new App Password I created in both imap and smtp. Not work..I tried the long one the App generated one gave me in both..no go either. If I go to the email on the phone, it does not connect to all the on line Yahoo emails. On line at Yahoo I can see/receive/send . So, I even tried to set up a new account on iPhone7 as a Yahoo account and that Does connect to all my on line yahoo cox emails but it will not send/reply--says my outgoing server is not go..tried both passwords here..smtp for yahoo email and the app password (both my name and that long one. None works ! I am so frustrated! I have 6 cox emails so if I can get one to work I think I can duplicate.. Any suggestions?
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OldBob2
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1 year ago
I was able to do it and it was VERY easy..According to Cox you should..
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jorge_ramirez72
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1 year ago
Anybody on this forum please HELP !!! I Follow all the steps described to configure my 5 cox email addresses in Outook app (outlook 365) and they don’t work. Also I don’t have an option to use “SSL/TSL” security, just SSL.
HAS ANYONE BEEN SUCCESSFUL WITH OUTLOOK ???
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jorge_ramirez72
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1 year ago
Hello !!
can you describe how you finally made the “yahoo’ed cox accounts” in Outlook app for iOS, ipadOS and or MacOS, ??
I refuse to switch to the native mail app or even worse, have to use Yahoo email with the annoying ads.
plus I pay for a subscription for Microsoft 365, so naturally I want to use Outlook 365.
any advice ??
my outlook doesn’t have a security chance for “SSL/TSL”. Just SSL.
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