Mac mail stuck in loop

setting up an iMac for my folks. I think.. I tried to send an e-mail out without any acts set up… it is stuck in endless cycle. Turning machine down for 24 hrs didn't stop it. I cannot stay in the mac mail long enough to do anything & have had to use force quit to get out of it. I got this for my folks because for a year I've been telling them how wonderful Mac's are… My dad is going nuts for his mail.
I have a 17" iMac, used, 10.7.5, with approx. 143 GB of storage… 2 GB Memory.. Any help??? Please..

Back again, and you are very welcome...off on vacation right now, but since we are all fellow users on here and not Apple employees, that doesn't mean much. Had to have some grand-kids time and steamed crabs
Sounds like you managed to get the account set up pretty well for your dad...did you go to the Advanced button on the Accounts page and setup that something like:
While this may seem intimidating to many users, it really isn't, you can always go back and edit the fields. Providers often change settings and send subscribers info that forces them to go into the Mail Preferences and change their own account settings. My provider did that a couple months ago and it meant changing the incoming and outgoing server names, ports, and security on my computers and iPad and iPhone...the only way to deal with that is sit down with the hardware and change them one at a time and just be patient.
Anyway, hope your dad is up and running and all goes well now. If anything else comes up, be sure and come on these Communities and ask...we are all very happy to be able to help a fellow user.

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