Mail Asking for Keychain Password Randomly for Years

Apple Mail has been randomly asking me to type in my keychain password for one single email account for seriously 10 years.
How the **** can I turn this off, forever, and ever, so I never have to see the god **** thing again!?
It is on a Gmail account setup through Apple Mail.
HARDWARE/SOFTWARE I AM RUNNING:
2.66 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo
8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
OS 10.6.7

The server is sometimes falsely rejecting your login. That happens occasionally with many mail servers. When it does, Mail assumes that the password saved in your Keychain is wrong, even though it isn't, and you get the prompt.
One thing you can do is to cancel out of the prompt. That will cause the account to be taken offline. Later you can take it back online (Mail > Mailbox > Take all accounts online) and try again. Usually it will work on the second try.
You may also be able to reduce the frequency of login failures by changing to a different authentication method. I don't use Gmail, so I can't tell you what the best method is. If you have another Gmail account that works better than this one, compare their Advanced settings in Mail preferences. If not, you'll just have to do some research or contact Gmail tech support (if there is any.)

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