How to tackle Roadrunner email problems?

Posted by George More on March 5th, 2020

Roadrunner email is emerging as one of the favorite email service providers in recent years. Roadrunner gains its popularity as it offers variously advanced and additional features like large storage capacity, message sorting, online address book, secure user authentication, etc.

Roadrunner provides an address book where you can save your contacts securely and can access them anytime from anywhere. Other than the main account, Roadrunner provides an additional 5 sub-email accounts which have their storage capacity. In terms of security, Roadrunner can be considered as one of the most secure email service providers. It also provides parental control and automatic spam protection features.

Common Roadrunner email problems:

Roadrunner is a robust email service provider but still many users have to deal with numerous errors from time to time. Here we have mentioned some common errors you may face while using Roadrunner email:

  • Unable to create Roadrunner email account
  • Issues related to POP and IMAP
  • Unable to change password
  • Error in receiving and sending emails
  • Unable to receive an email- attachments
  • Unable to block contacts
  • Error in e-mail backup

Troubleshooting Roadrunner email errors:

How to set a Roadrunner email account on Android?

If you are using an Android device then you should install the Roadrunner application easily. Here are the steps for setting up the Roadrunner email account:

 i.   Open your Roadrunner app

 ii.  Now enter Roadrunner email address and click on next button  

  1.   Choose Personal (POP3)
  2.  Hit the next button

 v.  Now enter your password and hit the enter button

 vi.  Now fill the information mentioned below for incoming server:

  • Username: Your email address with @maine.rr.com
  • Password: Your Roadrunner password
  • Server: pop-server.maine.rr.com
  • Security type: None
  • Port: 110

 vii. Enter following details for outgoing server:

  • Server: smtp-server.maine.rr.com
  • Security type: None
  • Port: 587
  • Require sign-in: Check

Now enter your username and password then click the next button. Provide your name on a given field and hit the next button. Now you can easily send and receive a Roadrunner email on your Android device.

How to add a Roadrunner email account to Outlook?

You can easily configure your Roadrunner email to Outlook. Go to your Outlook account and open the Outlook File button. Now click on Add account on the right-hand side. Since you have configured Roadrunner manually so click on Manually configure server settings option. In account type, choose internet e-mail address and enter your full name and Roadrunner email address in the provided boxes. Click the submit button and check whether your Roadrunner email gets configured with Outlook or not.

Unable to send or receive email on Roadrunner

If you are getting an error while sending emails then check your internet connection. A weak and unstable connection can get you into this kind of errors. Make sure your email address is not used for spamming. Sometimes email address gets blocked due to spam messages. Error in SMTP and POP port can also lead to email sending and receiving errors. If you are unable to resolve your Roadrunner errors manually then you should ask technical support for help.

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