How can I set Apple Mail to not remember MobileMe password

For security reasons, I'd like to set Apple Mail to prompt me for my MobileMe password when ever I open the program but there is not option for this in the preferences.
I have accomplished this with my other(non-MobileMe) mail accounts by just erasing the passwd from these accounts in the accts. prefs. Apple Mail prompts me to enter those email acct passwds when I open Apple mail BUT when I try this with my MobileMe acct. I will get a prompt to enter my MobileMe password but I also get this error:
"You entered an invalid MobileMe member name or password. Verify your MobileMe member name and password in MobileMe System Preferences."
and I lose my MobileMe passwd in the MobileMe Acct settings in System Prefs.
Anyone have a solution for Apple Mail to prompt me for MobileMe password

This problem was solved by the suggestion given by Ralph Johns in this post:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2253472&tstart=0

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