Keychain and Mail Password Debacle

Waaaahahaaaah!
I'm having issues with my mail account password and I'm hoping someone can help.
I have a POP account set up. After I updated to 10.4.8, the mail app keeps asking me for my password. If I enter my password and click "add to keychain", the password won't remain saved. When I go into preferences/accounts, the password field is empty, no matter how many times I enter the password, exit and reenter the dialog box.
Here is what I've done:
1. I've reinstalled the combo update.
2. I've deleted the mail.plist
3. I've deleted the offending account and added it again (with the added bonus of losing some mail)
4. I've run keychain first aid and no problems are found.
There is no password item in the keychain for my mail program.
I'm at a loss. And I'm not well-versed in using keychain access, but I followed all the tips suggested through mail help.
Help!
What am I missing?
Thanks for your responses...
mbp   Mac OS X (10.4.8)  

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