Mac Mail loses passwords

Hello;
For the past few weeks, Mac Mail has been losing the passwords to my email accounts. I re-enter the password but in a few days or a few hours, the program has forgotten it and asks for it again. If I look in Mail preferences, the password line is blank.
Any idea why Mail is dropping the passwords and how to fix this problem?
Marc

I have the same issue.
But not as frequently, it is very annoying., but that does not seem to bother Apple anymore.
See https://discussions.apple.com/message/18461895#18461895 vaguely helpful.
I am still looking for an answer as to why?

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