Once I received the email from Cox telling me it was now time for me to transition to Yahoo Mail (around March 14, 2024), I used the IMAP settings at https://help.yahoo.com/kb/devices-sln3697.html. I immediately transitioned and it has worked perfectly since March 14th. I can now send and receive my cox.net email using the Outlook email client (both traditional and "new" Outlook). The key to successfully setting your Cox.net email up in Yahoo Mail lies in whether your Cox.net data has been MIGRATED to Yahoo Mail yet. If it has not, you can try to set up the email client you're using all day long and you WILL NOT successfully log in to the Yahoo Mail servers. Yahoo Mail has to be able to recognize your Cox.net email address and can only do so once Cox has migrated your data to Yahoo mail.
I think this is the best advice for people who are having problems with the transitioning. The key is your data from Cox has to be transitioned over to Yahoo first before any of the account setting changes using Yahoo's server domain and port settings will work. For us, so far we have only received the "Almost time... " emails.
I would drop Cox like a bad habit and would have done it probably 20 years ago but unfortunately for me, in my area they are the lowest cost cable and internet provider.
Bill C
Thanks for confirming that this transition can work successfully with the specific steps you described. I am still waiting for the "moved" email (last email I received 3rd email dated Feb 2/19 ("home stretch few weeks)). I use pop3 with Outlook email client (with x6 accounts); it should be straightforward as you described. Hopefully.
Thanks again.
If you want an opinion from a cybersecurity professional, stay off the cloud, don’t use yahoo, gmail, Hotmail, or any other flavor. Stay far away from them as possible and use your own email.
Kcbrent: Certainly sound advice, but realistically the overwhelming majority of users lack the skills or resources to do what you recommend. Not to be quarrelsome, but the only way to avoid being hurt in a car accident is to stay off the roads. However well intentioned your counsel practical advice on how to navigate the world in which we now live is of far more utility.
Bill C--It is wonderful that you had a successful migration and you are right to say that waiting for the notification of migration will minimize any difficulties folks may have --but with the caveat that given the vast array of platforms, Operating Systems, and email apps across the universe of users, it is inevitable that your solution will not just work for everyone. That is why this forum exists and why we try to help each other find solutions when we encounter difficulties. Witness the dozens of users who have visited this forum in search of answers when nothing worked out of the box.
I get that, but as long as people understand how things work.
There is an old saying “there is no cloud, it is just someone else’s computer”. It is unavoidable in the corporate/Enterprise world , but it can be somewhat limited in your private world. No matter what you do, information about you will be collected, but every individual should minimize their exposure landscape the best they can to reduce what can be collected about you.
When your email is on a cloud system especially one like Google Gmail where Google’s primary business is to gather and market your information for their profit, or other similar corporations like yahoo, aol, Hotmail etc.; your entire email conversation and inbox is indexed. That index is then ran through keyword search terms and your entire conversation is categorized and analyzed. Email conversations can then be email threaded to put together an overall relational picture of everyone you talk to, every person you send an email to, and what you talk about, your likes, dislikes, interests. They can then put together relational facts and market that information.
As long as people understand how indexing and email analytics work, then I am fine with that. Otherwise, like I said, stay off the cloud 😊
Too bad I couldn't, switched by mistake and was stuck with their crappy interface- [yahoo is good...for my junk email!]. Didn't research enough; then tried to switch back to Outlook 2019 before they sent the actual transition notification: 4 months after they said "SOON" should've known since they lie about everything else.
patouchet
Have you received the notification that your cox dot net email address has been transitioned? You won't be able to log in to the yahoo mail interface until it has. You can check by signing in at myemail.cox.net and if you stay on the Cox page your account is not transitioned. If your mail has moved to Yahoo you will be redirected to the Yahoo mail login page.
We don't have a timeline available as accounts are being transitioned in batches, and could sometimes mean some of the email addresses associated with your Cox account could migrate before others. All of the information regarding this transition can be found at https://www.cox.com/residential/support/coxnet-email-transitioning-to-yahoo.html
You should still be able to configure supported versions of Outlook to manage your email. If you need to check the status of your cox email account(s) please email cox.help@cox.com with your full name, complete street address and a link to your community post.
I am technically challenged and I am dreading the Cox transition to yahoo. I actually do not understand how you use the iMap settings. How do you go about using it and how do you access it. Please excuse my naivety!! I would appreciate any advice you can give me
xwordgal, once you have received the email from Cox informing you that it is time to transition, as shown here https://www.cox.com/residential/support/email/deactivated-mailbox.html#:~:text=To%20complete%20your%20account%E2%80%99s%20transition%20to%20Yahoo%3A%201,you%20choose%20to%20discontinue%20service%20with%20Cox.%20 just follow the simple steps shown at https://www.cox.com/residential/support/completing-the-transition-to-yahoo.html . You should then be up and running in no time! Remember, it is essential to first be notified by Cox that it is time to transition. This will mean that Cox has successfully migrated your account data to Yahoo Mail. Until the migration has happened, you can't log in to the Yahoo Mail servers. Hope this helps.
