How do I get back my .mac email account?

I am running on 4.2.1, and have been for several weeks. I've never had any problems with my .mac mail account before, but after I rebooted my phone this morning (for an unrelated problem, my .mac account disappeared from my phone. I checked in settings to make sure it was still set to "on" and it was. My hotmail and gmail accounts were still up and running, just not my .mac account which is my primary account. Does anyone have any great ideas on how to fix this problem? I can't afford the $29 it would cost to call support. Thanks!

Go to the Mail/Accounts preference pane and add the account back again if it's not there.  Next check the System/iCloud preference pane to make sure you have Mail checked.

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