So, I went into the account and added the Cox incoming and outgoing mail server info.īUT.around the top right of the Mail screen it says "Login Failed." When I click that on, it tells me that my iCloud password is incorrect (it's not talking about the Cox password, but iCloud). So then I figure that okay, it must want me to use that iCloud account for BOTH the iCloud and Mail. I could describe the multitude of variations of the problems I've encountered trying to set this up, but it seems to me that it all boils down to one thing: the email address for the iCloud account and his Cox.net email address are the same.įirst, I tried adding a new account, as all the help pages I've seen tell me, but it won't let me because there is already an iCloud account with that email address. Then, I wanted to set up his Cox.net email in Mail. When I set up the iMac for the first time today, I chose the option to sign into his existing iCloud account. ![]() I'm pretty Mac-savvy but I'm having a heck of a time setting up Mail on a spanking brand new iMac for my brother-in-law today.
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