Email Switch to Yahoo and Outlook

Thank you! Finally got it to work.

Great work.  I struggled with how to get that done within the original email account in Outlook.  I know someone that called Yahoo tech support and they remoted in and made changes in the original email account so it would work, after waiting on hold for over 90 minutes.

I forgot one thing. When Outlook creates a new account, the location of the outlook.pst data file this creates may be in your "Documents/Outlook Files" folder. But my current Outlook.pst file is in the "<username>/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Outlook" folder. So I had to change the Outlook data file location where the "New" Cox email account looks to find it. I can help with that if needed. Otherwise, you end up with 2 inboxes. So what you do is when you are in the window/box where you change the Incoming and Outgoing servers to Yahoo, at the bottom of the box is where you select "Use an existing data file," then browse to find your existing Outlook.pst data file.

There is also a video online somewhere of this, but using the password generated under 'security' and 'app' does work on the Macbook too. I entered 'mail' as the app I was using.

Just tried Don's suggestion (Pixel, Android, Outlook). Like other folks, this DID work and I did not have to change the port for SMTP. Thanks, Don! 

DonSeay

Thanks for the information. I have not received the final go email as yet but I am expecting very soon. I have multiples accounts; and use PC Windows Outlook 2019 (suite) and pop3 as primary email client management app.

I have read your notes and look at the web site describing the use of password generator and entering that password in the Outlook email setup repair screens. two follow up questions:

1 Is establishing "If Two-step verification isn't turned on, you'll need to do that before you continue. Then select Generate app password. " necessary before generating password? since this seems to be a challenging stet up, I am trying to use a basic KISS principle (keep it simple) and avoid any additional program scripts or authentication processes to this already delicate setup process. Your thoughts?

2 As I mentioned (for PC Outlook 2019 Outlook Client app). I presume the other repair setup changes still need to be made pop, smtp, ports, and other check boxes. I ask because I am reading some threads and (as you know), there are multiple Outlook scenarios (versions) Outlook PC client 20xx, Outlook for Windows, New Outlook, Outlook 365 etc

Thanks

Richard

What if you use the yahoo mail app to login?  Enter username and password, then it will have you update your password. When I set mine up  thought it failed, but hours later it worked. 

If you are on a pc, you can go into the control panel then mail and make changes to the server settings.  I tried two different email accounts, one IMAP the other a POP Cox account, but changing the server settings to the Yahoo servers didn't help.  I still would not connect.

OK I finally got it to work.  The key was to create a new account and manually enter the yahoo mail server settings.   I also had Yahoo create a one-time outlook app password.  I ended with an account called "myname.cox.net(1)"  but I can fix that.  Some of the suggestions I tried following were confusing because there are different variants of Outlook in use.  I have the enterprise version of Outlook 365.

Now I just have to merge my old .pst file so I can recover my old address book.

I used the select provider option and Yahoo was there.

bryanibphx,

  I'm running Windows 10 on a PC, the add/delete function looks a bit different than in your post.  However, changing the POP or IMAP server settings (manually or otherwise) to the posted instructions on Yahoo (pop.mail.yahoo.com/imap.mail.yahoo.com),, port etc.   I get the same message of unable to connect to incoming server.  As stated before, I believe it is an extension issue with yahoo.com and cox.net addresses.  

This user forum is the only real Help function. Cox support and Yahoo (free) support is either not available or is useless.  The pain of switching to new email addresses has been what has previously kept me from leaving Cox "services". In the coming weeks it looks like I won't have to change my email address if I leave Cox. It might be time to spend my money elsewhere.  Sad!