Initially known as Time Warner Cable, Roadrunner has been around for a long time now. Presently, Charter Communications operates this company under the brand name- Spectrum. If you want to set up the IMAP/SMTP and road runner pop 3 settings, then this guide is meant for you. Through this guide, I have provided all the necessary information and settings that you would need so that you can use your roadrunner email account from any device.
Step-by-step process to install the road runner pop 3 settings
- To start with you need to select the option Add Account by going to the Settings menu.
- Provide the necessary information in the text box to verify your account.
- Enter the information for the TWC mail server as mentioned below
- Select POP3 as the Incoming server option and fill the following information
- Hostname: pop-server.dc.rr.com
- Username: full Roadrunner email address
- Password: Registered roadrunner password.
- Click on Submit
- Select SMTP as the Outgoing server option and fill in the following information for road runner pop 3 settings
- Hostname: mobile-SMTP.roadrunner.com
- Username: full Roadrunner email address
- Password: Registered roadrunner password.
- Click on Submit
- Then you need to go to the Main server menu and select the SMTP roadrunner.com
- You will then have to provide the following information after being redirected to a new page
- SSL: None
- ServerPort: 25
- Click on Done
- Go to the page that states Advanced Settings and fill in the information mentioned below.
- SSL: None
- ServerPort: pop-server.dc.rr.com
- Click on Done
Step-by-step process to install the road runner IMAP settings
- Open the third-party application you plan in which you want to access your Roadrunner account
- Instead of opting for automatic configuration choose the option that states manual setup
- Enter the information for the IMAP settings as mentioned below
- Account type: IMAP
- Incoming server: twc.com
- Incoming mail server port: 143
- Security type: SSL/TLS
- Outgoing server: twc.com
- Outgoing mail server port:587
- Security type: None
- Insecure port: none
- To complete the process of road runner pop 3 settings and IMAP settings you would need to provide the registered password and email address.
- It is recommended that you do not tick mark the options verified certificate or secured server
- Once you complete the SMTP authentication process you then need to type the Roadrunner account password and email address and select – NEXT.
- Before clicking on Done, fill in a screen name
Step-by-step process to install the road runner SMTP settings
Enter the information for the SMTP settings for the outgoing server as mentioned below
- Outgoing Email Server account type: SMTP
- Outgoing Email Server username: Registered roadrunner email ID/username
- Outgoing Email Server password: Registered roadrunner email account password
- Outgoing Email Server hostname: mail.twc.com
- Incoming mail server port:587
- Outgoing Email Server Security TLS/SSL required: YES
- Authentication required: YES
By providing the above IMAP and road runner pop 3 settings mentioned above you will be able to access your Roadrunner email using any third-party application. I would also advise rechecking the settings before you close any tab so that you are sure that you have provided the right information. I hope that through this mini-guide you find it easy to configure the SMTP/IMAP and road runner pop 3 settings across any device.
