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New Contributor

6 years ago

outlook/email

WHAT in the hell did COX do to the email servers!? I continually get a send/receive error message for receiving incoming mail from COX to OUTLOOK. the message says that the INCRIPTION I use is not su...

Windows_XP_user
6 years ago
I have spoken to the Cox complete care rep who tells me XP/Outlook users will not get incoming emails due to security upgrades. Their system requires TLS encryption and use of IMAP server instead of SSL for incoming email. Please, can we band together to persuade Cox to restore our access to incoming email as we have been until April 24th. COX -- are you listening???

Windows_XP_user

New Contributor

6 years ago

I have spoken to the Cox complete care rep who tells me XP/Outlook users will not get incoming emails due to security upgrades. Their system requires TLS encryption and use of IMAP server instead of SSL for incoming email. Please, can we band together to persuade Cox to restore our access to incoming email as we have been until April 24th. COX -- are you listening???

JillB
New Contributor
6 years ago
I'm using Microsoft Office 2016 Professional Plus and Windows 10 and mine doesn't work either. All settings are correct. Password has been changed multiple times and office has been re-installed. There is a bigger issue that is obviously not being addressed.
- KevinM2
  Former Moderator
  6 years ago
  Hi JillB, are you able to send and receive emails on myemail.cox.net (Cox Host Server)? If so, please ensure that your operating systems are up-to-date and that you're not using server names that include east, west or central. When you change the Cox email password, do you update the password in both the incoming and outgoing settings? If you are unable to send or receive emails on myemail.cox.net, please include a link to this forum thread and email us at cox.help@cox.com, for further assistance. -Kevin M. Cox Support Forum Moderator
  - erinchristianse
    New Contributor
    6 years ago
    I have office 365 and no longer able to send emails. Threads are saying they don't support.
Guardianoftheem
New Contributor
6 years ago
What are the TLS encryption of IMAP server ports? I have upgraded outlook and windows and have the TLS and IMAP capabilities and none of the ports work. To make this change blindly and then not have a solution is so frustrating.
- Becky
  Moderator
  6 years ago
  Hi Guardianoftheemail, the operating system of each of your devices must provide underlying support to TLS for a mail client to send and receive mail. Each operating system supports different versions of TLS and SSL. Some devices and email clients combine SSL and TLS into one authentication option of SSL/TLS. If there is no explicit TLS option, choose the combined option of SSL/TLS and check the authentication box, if available. Within the Outlook "Email Settings" window, the authentication box is usually located on the Outgoing Server tab. You can find the Cox IMAP server settings at www.cox.com/.../imap-server-settings.html. The outgoing server port depends on the encryption options available in your email client. -Becky, Cox Support Forums Moderator
  - Bruce
    Honored Contributor III
    6 years ago
    Do we configure our older operating systems and clients for IMAP? This is new.
gm61
New Contributor
6 years ago
I have outlook 2007 and same configuration on windows xp and windows 7 computers.

pop3 with SSL encryption on both

on windows 7 everything works fine

on windows xp I can still send emails (!) but since April 24 I cannot receive them because of the encryption error message

WHAT A MESS THEY DID!!!
- Becky
  Moderator
  6 years ago
  Hi Gm61, Each device operating system supports different versions of TLS and SSL. Windows XP may not have the ability to utilize the necessary version of TLS encryption now required for email security. -Becky, Cox Support Forums Moderator
  - gm61
    New Contributor
    6 years ago
    Hi Becky,
    like I said I am using EXACTLY THE SAME VERSION OF OUTLOOK (2007) on both
    computers with exactly the same configuration; however on Windows XP I can only
    send (but not receive) emails. Any suggestion?