Can't receive mail on Mac mail ! os 10.6-8

hi
i'm now stuck since last week on 2 computers i can't use mail !
the message say my password are wrong etc....
- i tried remake the account, change the key chain etc... nothing works.
- the only solution i get for the moment ! i download thunderbird install and it work sperfectly !
- it's crazy we can't receive mail with mail from mac !!! but with thunderbird yes, but the problem i use mail for so long so it's not easy for me to get use to it.
anybody knows how to solve this matter, do not tell me lion will solve it i checkec chat and honestly it's the same some guys get the same problems
now we need what to wait that a guy from apple comes and view the problems, i heard from a friend a girl i know in France i'm in hongkong get the same problem, there a stupid IT made a mistake in mac as usual we get the "regis as we say in french ! "
so any expert or guys found the solution ???

There are a couple of things to try.
First, rename your mail plist file, as sometimes it can become corrupt. You may need to renter your account information the next time you start up mail. So, exit out of mail, then find the file in your library under preferences as com.apple.mail.plist . Rename it to, for example, com.apple.mail.save .
Before you load mail again, go under applications/utilities, bring up the Keychain Access program, and delete any mail ID passwords.
Restart mail, and renter any account information required. If it now works, you can delete the com.apple.mail.save file.
If that doesn't work, download the OS X 10.6.8 combo update from http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1399 . Before you run it, bring up Disk Utility (on your hard drive in applications/utilities) and repair permissions on your hard drive, run the combo update, then repair permissions again when complete. This will reapply all updates to the operating system, and can sometimes fix odd errors that crop up.

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