for mac mail app on imac, I had to only edit the incoming and outgoing mail servers information for the "cox account" in the "accounts" section of the imac system preferences. If I tried to add a new account either Yahoo! or Mail or any, it didn't work. Also, with this method I got to keep my message organization and it's pretty seamless. IE. no Adding accounts, etc.
1 So I had to login to yahoo webmail with cox email address, accept terms and make a new password for accessing webmail at mail.yahoo.com. Then goto settings while signed in to yahoo webmail and "generate app password" and name it cox mail or something and click generate. then copy the generated password for mac mail cox.
2 Then I had to open Mail app on imac. From the "Mail" dropdown menu at the top" i chose "settings".
3 I made sure the cox.net email account was selected on the left side of settings. Typed the generated password on the Account information screen (and changed the username to include Cox.net) Then chose "server settings" on right side tab menu. Then updated the incoming and outgoing servers from the imap.cox.net or whatever it was to imap.mail.yahoo.com and unchecked automatic for ports and double checked the ssl and port # settings (shown in picture)
The password for both incoming and outgoing will not be the webmail password setup at mail.yahoo.com when you first accepted the terms of service. That password is for logging into yahoo WEBMAIL. You have to create a special password while you are logged into yahoo webmail, and choose "settings" then look for "generate app password" name it cox email password or something and copy the generated password from yahoo webmail settings. Then paste or type the generated password into the password field under "account information" tab shown in the picture below of imac mac mail "mail dropdown menu">"settings" for imap and for smtp
The username must include Cox.net. Automatically manage unchecked.
