Mail 2.1 Accounts Offline

Hello
I have just had to reinstall Max OS 10.4.11 from scratch onto a new hard disk as the old one failed and has been replaced.
I have copied my backups of mail accounts into User\xxx\Library\mail, and the mail accounts are now showing in Mail 2.1 when I open it.
The problem I have is that my lineone.net accounts work fine but the btinternet.com accounts keep showing offline with the little squiggle next to each account. I turn them online but as soon as I click get new mail they go offline straight away
I have tried setting up the same account on an ibook and they work fine and I can also access the btinternet.com accounts online so it not the online side that is down.
Any ideas?

My mail shows ONline, but when I click on the mail a message says I am OFFLINE.
Quitting mail and reopening puts it back online, but only for that session.
Anyone know how to fix this?
Thank You!

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