Apple Mail Authorization Fails Sometimes

About 30% of the time Apple Mail checks for new mail it chokes on my username/password. This is the problem according to Connection Doctor. The rest of the time everything is fine. All my other devices are setup with the same login and never fail. I've tried repairing keychains, deleting Mail Preferences, am even working on a totally new system since replacing my Hard Drive last week. Still the problem persists. Has anyone else seen this?

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