Mac Mail constantly downloading messages (iCloud)

I recently did the mobileme to icloud swtich to keep my me.com email.
Since Snow Leopard doesn't have an iCloud option and the MobileMe account option no longer works, I had to switch to create a new IMAP account with all of iCloud's server info.
Ever since, the mac mail.app has been downloading messages practically non-stop.
Every few minutes it will download 5000+ messages and growl notifications will fill up my screen. My mail folder is currently at 20gb and growing. I know there isn't that much mail data on the server as I originally had my mobileme limit set much lower.
I tried deleting the account and creating a new one again, however it still happens.
Please Help!

Ever get an answer to this? I am having the same problem with my Gmail imap in Mac Mail 4.6.

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