Can't get INcoming Mail; Outgoing no problem; Connection A-OK

Since 9:30 this morning, my MacMail is suddenly not pulling incoming e-mail from the mail server I use. I have sent out test e-mails - no problem. They all go and get delivered where they're supposed to. Likewise, I ran the Connectivity Doctor in Mail, and it says I'm connected with no problems. When I check the mail server itself through Safari, my incoming mail is all sitting there waiting to be downloaded.
No mailboxes are greyed out: they all say they're online
I took them all offline and put them back online again; no change
I did run a software update this morning, but I'm not sure exactly what it was running - there was an iTunes update that I wanted. But the software update coincided with the incoming mail problem.
Any ideas?
Thanks!

Have had same problem for a good few weeks. My internet service provider reckons it's the Mail package. No problem surfing so not the modem. I can download e-mails to my phone hours before they reach my Mac. I wonder if the computer ignores priorities in network preferences and goes for Ethernet before Airport; when it fails it gives up. Don't know what to do about it though. If anyone from Apple has an answer now's the time to impress the newly returned Mr. Jobs. Otherwise I'm gonna tell...

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