Exclamation Mark Icon on Mail

I have used Mail for years and never had a problem until I upgraded to a MacBook this year and joined Mobile Me. Now Mail shows the exclamation mark icon several times a day, and I have to force quit it and reopen it to get new emails. Sometimes emails don't send and I end up with half the document in Draft. I have a DSL connection through Qwest, which I have also had for several years, and am wireless with an Airport.

And my ipod touch can access mail again now too. Thanks for your response!
Your welcome, Ruby. And you can blame MobileMe for the cause of it too. I'm just glad I waited until they *MADE ME* use @me.com but now I still have the @mac.com as well. Just make sure that the incoming mail server is "mail.mac.com" & the outgoing mail server is "smtp.me.com".
Why-O-Why can't they just keep it simple like the good old day's? The hard they make it, the easier it is to break it.
Later ...
Buzz

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