I set mine up as a POP account. I've done this for many years and it seems to work.
You will have to try and automatically set up the account automatically for a couple of times and then you will be offered the option of manually setting it up.
From there the settings are:
Incoming mail- pop.west.cox.net
outgoing mail- smtp.west.cox.net
If you live in the eastern part of the country, substitute east for the west.
That should work for you. PM me if you need more help.