Cannot send email when travelling
When on my Delta FLight today - I could receive cox email, but not send
When I checked into my hotel - Mariott, I can receive but not send - either from my Iphone, Ipad or laptop.
I can send emai...
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I have been having a similar issue ever since they brought Cloudmark in to the picture. The issue I have with all of their answers is simple. I am AUTHENTICATING with a valid email account. I am not using port 25. I am not sending from a server. I am sending from a typical email client, in this instance, Thunderbird. Cox needs to fix this oversight. I do not use webmail, nor do I use IMAP. The purpose of using port 587 is for authenticating the user, not the connection. It should not matter where I am sending the message from as long as my login is valid.
An error occurred while sending mail: The mail server sent an incorrect greeting: cxr-obgw-5004a.stratus.cloudmark.com cmsmtp xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx blocked. Refer to Error Codes section at www.cox.com/.../email-error-codes.html for more information. AUP#CXDNS.
Thunderbird gives the correct greeting for an email client.
- That type of response usually indicates that the IP address that you are sending from does not support reverse DNS. This is now required since we have updated our security settings/measures. You can check to see if the IP you are sending from is supports reverse DNS here mxtoolbox.com/SuperTool.aspx (change the dropdown to reverse lookup and enter the IP address). If you need to locate your IP address, you can go to www.whatismyip.com while at the location that you are having trouble sending from.
Brian
Cox Support Forum Moderator Did you get a resolution? I am having the same issue. I am wireless, connected through a Cox provided router. I receive emails fine, can send randomly. It comes and go without any change on my end. But this randomness is certainly happening more frequently. I decided to try live chat to resolve today, failed miserably. After 30 minutes of authenticating my account they had me send a webmail to myself and surprise it worked. Not the problem I started with, however. When I repeated the issue and after receiving random copy and pasted info about third party emails and other non related topics we finally got closer to the issue regarding the outgoing server set up to only then be told after an hour that i needed to purchase for $10/month an additional tech support service plan. This is so disappointing and frustrating, not to mention a waste of an hour. After being a COX customer with several service lines for many years, this is the last straw. It has motivated me to move completely off COX.
- Hi AZSunshineHiker, we're sorry to learn about this experience, and I'd like to help resolve this in any way I can. To confirm, you are able to send and receive emails on webmail.cox.net, is that correct? If this is the case, then we need to help troubleshoot your Client device settings. What device are you using and what software (Outlook, Apple, Thunderbird)? Have you changed your password on the cox website, http://bit.ly/2KOrZnd, and ensured the password matches both the incoming and outgoing settings? If not, can you please change the password? Please also check to see if the server settings are correct, http://bit.ly/2KGsVKh and that you are using TLS, if available. Cox recently made changes to the email server, in order to provide a more secure network for customers.
Lastly, do you receive an error message when attempting to send some emails? -Kevin M. Cox Support Forum Moderator No, I never did get it resolved. I am looking for their service address so I can send a certified letter to their CEO to educate them on how stupid a move this has been. I don't care about webmail, or IMAP. They support POP, only they don't.
- Have you check our newest POP/POP3 server settings. I have included a link that can help. You may also want to make sure your password is correct in the incoming and outgoing server settings. www.cox.com/.../cox-email-server-settings.html -Crystal Cox Support Forum Moderator
