G5 w/MAIL issues, dropping passwords, trouble sending.

I have a G5 10.5.8 with MAIL issues. Have had the same settings for years and it has suddenly started dropping my passwords (randomly asking for passwords); blocking outgoing messages (have to send 3-5 times); All settings are the same. I have the correct ports and SSL. Nothing has changed except periodic upgrades. I've erased and reset the keychains – to no avail.
Got any ideas?

Some questions:
Which version of office were you using before? 2003?
Are the data files on a network, or on your local machine? If they are on a network, can you make a copy of one of them on your local machine and try again?
Can you open the files directly in Excel? What extension do they have (.xls, or something else?) I am wondering whether access to other file types has been left blocked on your machine but is allowed on your colleague's machine.
Are you just opening the mail merge main document and seeing this message? If so, do you see the same thing if you start with a new document and try to connect to one of these data sources?
Can you confirm that the message is about Access even though you are trying to connect to an Excel file?
(Also, office 2007 has some new stuff - that let's you specify that certain folders are "trusted" . I don't think that ever affected MailMerge but it may be as well to make sure that your documents and data sources are in trusted locations).
Also worth trying to start Word in "Safe mode" - see, e.g. http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/word-help/work-with-office-safe-modes-HP010140792.aspx
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