Mail can't verify the identity of the Earthlink smtp Intermediate certifica

So, I'm seeing Mail produce a "Verify Certificate" window when Mail tries to connect to smtpauth.earthlink.net.
Further verbiage starts "The certificate for this server has expired...".
Then I click "Show Certificate" and in the lower pane, the certificate info that appears lists expiration in August, 2011. Clicking one level up in the upper pane, where there is an icon with a white X in a red circle, shows an expired certificate at the "Intermediate certificate authority".
I'm leery of checking the box "always trust "smtpauth..."" and of the options under "Trust" in the lower pane, which are "use system defaults", "always trust", and "never trust". These are all too categorical for my taste.
I have no idea if the issue is with Earthlink, Apple, Mail, or something else. I've never seen this issue in many years of using Mail.
How do I update the "Intermediate certificate"? shouldn't this be automatic?
Can anyone shed any light on this?
Could this have changed on its own? could someone be hijacking my Mail?
I've also experienced that inbound mail from family overseas was not delivered for about a week when sent to my Earthlink address, nor were they given any failure message.
Earthlink's web site "support" is about useless on this topic, and so is there human support from past experiences.

Ernie, thanks for the reply.
Alas, your wording is a bit over my head, but let me take a stab at it.
When I click the "show certificate" button, in Mail's "Verify Certificate" window, I can see in the resulting window's top pane, a "valicert" url, with four subordinate levels referring to RSA, Earthlink, Earthlink, and smtp.
The third subordinate level (the second Earthlink) has an icon with a red dot and white X. When I click on that level, the lower pane shows the details and yes, that certificate, which would logically be the "intermediate" referred to, has expired.
There are no instructions on how to refresh the certificate, get a new one, etc. One would think one's ISP would take care of this.
Nonetheless, this certificate doesn't seem to have to be valid, as mail come in and goes out. But as noted, some is not coming in. Which makes me suspicious.
Does that respond to your question?
Earthlink is my ISP and the mail account I'm referring to is set up as a POP account. Earthlink appears to contract to "valicert" for this piece of the email puzzle.
Thanks.

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