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Want to access your Cox email from Mail for Mac? Learn how in Mail for Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.7.

Cox does not support all email clients. The following information is for reference only. For specific information on using Mail for Mac OS X, visit Apple.com/support/mail.

• To use Apple's Mail Assistant to automatically configure your email account go to Mail Assistant. You will need the email address and password of the account you want to set up. 
• To manually set up your email account in Mail, go to Step 2.

Choose the proper Account Type. For Cox.net choose POP3 and give the account a description if you like.

1. Enter pop.cox.net as the Incoming Mail Server for Cox.net email.
2. Enter your  User Name and Password then click Continue.
3. If prompted also enter 110 as your incoming mail server security setting.
   Note: The secure setting 995 should always be used when not on the Cox network; when using this setting check the box for SSL.
4. Click Continue.

1. Enter smtp.cox.net as the Outgoing Mail Server name for Cox.net email, then give it a description if you like.
2. Check  Use Authentication.
3. Enter your user name and password.
4. Click Continue.
5. If prompted, enter your outgoing mail security settings. For Cox.net, SSL is 465.
6. Click Continue.

See Email Server Names for POP and SMTP for further assistance. 

1. Verify your settings in the Account Summary.
2. Put a check next to Take account online.
3. Click Create.