Mail SSL settings changing by themselves

So, i have this problem, which very likely will end up with me putting my Macbook air under the sledgehammer by the end of this week if not solved.
On one of my account, the SSL is needed for my mail to work properly, i tick off the SSL option, and save the chages, then the mails come in as normal, but during the day, it removes itself again, and mails get stuck again, indicated by the triangular ! sign.
What is wrong, and how do i save my Mackbook from the sledgehammer?
Thanks!

Open Mail and Mail Preferences window. Go to Accounts button and highlight your mail account that you have a problem with. Go to Advanced tab and disable option Automatically detect and maintain account settings and enabled option Allow insecure authentication. Do the same thing for your Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) settings.
AppfactoryIntl wrote:
What is wrong, and how do i save my Mackbook from the sledgehammer?
Give it to me, i'll take it.

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