Invalid Directory in mail account configuration

In Mac Mail, I have 4 accounts configured. One each from Yahoo, MSN, Comcast and Mobile Me. In the advanced tab of accounts, there is the box that you can uncheck to leave a copy of incoming mail on the server. But when I try to do that with the Comcast account, I get -------------
"Invalid Directory", and then an error blurb that says the path is laready in use by the Yahoo account. The settings for the Yahoo account show that it is using a yahoo server for the outgoing mail. I also have no problem with that setting in the other two accounts---only the Comcast one.
What am I missing?

sorted.!
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