Mail won't 'remember' mail server settings.

Suddenly Mail won't send or receive. When I look in Preferences>accounts the mail server setting is empty. If I set up a new account and manually enter 'imap.mail.me.com' it is removed when I hit the button to save the account?

I am having this same issue on an Exchange account. I keep putting in the new server details but it keeps reverting back to the old one.
I have deleted the plist and mail folders in library but it seems to keep going back to the old one.
HELP!!

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