I posted to another message that was marked "SOLVED". Not sure what it was marked solved as I see people are having issues. I use gmail and before this transition used POP to pull my cox.net email into my gmail. My cox.net account has been transferred to Yahoo. I logged into Yahoo's webmail using Cox.net and see current email there. The POP settings for Yahoo are not working. here are the settings and error message. This stuff is not rocket science. This is most likely poor planning and no testing.I knew I should have gotten away from cox.net email a loooonnng time ago

Cox totallly dropped the ball.. it appears they did no testing or QA of different scenarios with all the common email tool/apps.. I feel they just assumed everyone used cox.net email apps and nothing else... very poor customer support from Cox on this now as they just defer to Yahoo.

Thanks Julian. I have just sent the requested information to Cox.help@cox.com.Date: 4/22/2024 8:15am PST (Daylight Savings Time)

I feel the same - I've had the looming sense of doom staying on Cox email, but was too lazy to do anything about. Now this headache. The decision-makers in this company need to have their employment terminated.

WMHere are the detailed steps. It took me a while to figure this out on Saturday, but I was so happy when I got it working. Yes, it's the little things that please us apparently.To have gmail retrieve your cox.net email:Log into yahoo mail with your Cox.net email credentialsAt the top of the screen there is a banner stating “Home Mail News” etc. Click “More”A new tab will open. Click “Security Center”Click “Generate and manage 3rd-party app passwords”Expand the “Generate an app password” menu and click “Yahoo Account Security page”A new tab will openLog in with Yahoo Cox.net credentials againClick “Generate and manage app passwords” on the right hand sideA pop-up will displayName the app whatever you would like. I just called mine “Gmail”Click the “Generate Password” button. Do not close the window.In another tab, sign into Gmail with your regular gmail name and password.Go to gmail settings and then click “Accounts and Import”Under “Check mail from other accounts:”, click “Add a mail account”In the pop-up that displays enter your Cox.net email address and click NEXTAlso enter your name in the “Name” field as you want it to display when you send an emailSelect the radio button for “Import emails from my other account (POP3)” and click NEXTIn the username the first part of email will display. You need to add Cox.net to this so its your full email addressIn the password field enter the password that you generated in Yahoo a few minutes agoIn pop server enter “pop.mail.yahoo.com” and for port select 995Check the box for “Always use a secure connection (SSL) when retrieving mail”Check any other boxes you want depending on how you want the email retrieval to workClick “Save changes” and wait for the confirmation message that the add was successful To add your cox.net address to gmail to allow you to SEND email from it:Go to gmail settings and then click “Accounts and Import”Under “Send mail as:” click “Add another email address”In the pop-up that displays enter your Cox.net email addressIn the Name field enter your name as you want it to display on emails you sendCheck the “Treat as alias” boxClick NEXT STEPIn the SMTP field enter “smtp.mail.yahoo.com”Port, select 465 from dropdownUsername should be your full Cox.net emailPassword should be the password that you generated in Yahoo a few minutes agoSelect the radio button for “Secured connection using SSL”Click “Save changes” and wait for the confirmation message that the add was successful You should be all set. Now when you create an email you can select if you want it sent from your gmail or Cox.net address.

Hello, I am very sorry you have not had the best experience with Cox. I understand how important communication and reliable service is. We value your business, and I would be happy to help. Please email us your “full” name, “complete” address, and a copy of your post to Cox.Help@cox.com for further assistance. Thank you!

Gmail POP-ing cox.net worked, now with yahoo hosting it doesn't

Danilo55
New Contributor II
11 months ago
I feel the same - I've had the looming sense of doom staying on Cox email, but was too lazy to do anything about. Now this headache. The decision-makers in this company need to have their employment terminated.
- WM
  New Contributor III
  11 months ago
  Cox totallly dropped the ball.. it appears they did no testing or QA of different scenarios with all the common email tool/apps.. I feel they just assumed everyone used cox.net email apps and nothing else... very poor customer support from Cox on this now as they just defer to Yahoo.
JulianN
Moderator
12 months ago
Hello, I am very sorry you have not had the best experience with Cox. I understand how important communication and reliable service is. We value your business, and I would be happy to help. Please email us your “full” name, “complete” address, and a copy of your post to Cox.Help@cox.com for further assistance. Thank you!
- WM
  New Contributor III
  12 months ago
  Thanks Julian. I have just sent the requested information to Cox.help@cox.com.
  Date: 4/22/2024 8:15am PST (Daylight Savings Time)
  - StephanieS
    Moderator
    12 months ago
    WM
    
    Thanks so much!
    
    StephanieS
Darkatt
Honored Contributor
12 months ago
pop.mail.yahoo.com
SSL, Authentication, port 995
https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN4724.html
Also the pwd has to be generated -
https://help.yahoo.com/kb/generate-manage-rd-party-passwords-sln15241.html
- WM
  New Contributor III
  12 months ago
  Hi Darkatt , Have you attempted this with a gmail account? And does it work for you?
  I have a question for you; When you generate that pwd? Do I then need to change my yahoo/cox.net account to that generated pwd? Then that is the pwd I use when I "pop" my yahoo/cox.net email to my gmail account?
programa
New Contributor II
11 months ago
Hello
Also no FREE account email forwarding anymore RIPPED they want $5 a month that is crazy
I WAS ABLE TO GMAILIFY no generated password so in gmail select gmailfy trick is -> enter your email with a xxxx@yahoo.com but then login with your XXX@cox.net and yahoo password not a generated one.. its working - your welcome (grey hair programmer with some personality issues) send starbucks to me programa
John12345
New Contributor II
11 months ago
Hi,
Did u ever this resolved WITHOUT using Gmailify? I had it working but not a fan of gmailify leaving the emails in yahoo.
I got it to work using the app generated pswd as Darkatt indicated above.
And no, WM you do not change ur cox/yahoo regular pswd.
Like you though, I knew I should have dumped cox a long time ago. This bs is typical of how they do business.
- WM
  New Contributor III
  11 months ago
  Nope, I never go this working... I don't want to use gmailify.
  - John12345
    New Contributor II
    11 months ago
    I got it working without using Gmailify.
    You need to go into ur yahoo security center and generate a pswd for a third party app and then use that in gmail to set up the pop3 retrieval.

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