
Similarly to the Windows Mail, Mac OS works by combining all your email accounts. Thus, creating a backup of all the email messages. The setup email client will get a copy of all the emails from Cox’s server.

The account of Cox email can be easily set-up in Windows Mail or Mac Mail using simple steps process. It offers 4 types of basic Internet access packages, Essential, Preferred, Premier, and Ultimate. Although the storage space depends on the type of services a user subscribe. If you don't set up SMTP authentication, you'll get an error 530 failure message when trying to send email messages.Cox communication provides an option to backup your information along with its webmail service. SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is an authentication process that identifies the origin of emails it stops them being sent anonymously and therefore helps to combat spamĮnabling SMTP authentication is easy you usually switch it on by ticking a box called "My server requires authentication" in your email program's settings.To protect our email server from abuse by spammers, we also require all emails sent through our email service to have SMTP authentication. SSL (Secure Socket Layer) ensures that all data exchanged between your email client and the BT Email server is encrypted making it almost impossible for anyone to steal your username or password.

So if you're going to regularly use webmail and an email client, we'd recommend using IMAP with SSL enabled.


IMAP and POP are the protocols or technologies that enable you to download your email messages to your computer or device.
