Mail continually asks for Password, Safari doesn't accept

I update today to Safari Version 5.0.2 (5533.18.5). After I did this I have not been able to access my university e-mail either through Mail or a web based access in Safari. Mail continually asks for my password, and Safari doesn't accept it. All my mail settings are correct. Firefox will not allow me to access e-mail through the web either.
I am desperate, can someone help me?

Nobody can tell you anything without proper system info or other technical details.
Mylenium

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I have the same issue. A previous thread on the topic was closed (although unresolved), so I guess this is where we can discuss possible solutions. Here's one curious thing I've noticed that helps me manage the issue (but doesn't resolve it):
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I tried disableing my account and resetting it up, but it won't let me do that either. I use Mac OS 10.6.8.

OK. When you say that Mail doesn’t save the password, are you basing this solely on the fact that Mail keeps asking for it? Or is there something else that makes you believe Mail doesn’t save the password?
Open /Applications/Utilities/Keychain Access, choose Keychain First Aid from the application menu, and proceed to repair the keychain. If that doesn’t work, try removing the password entry from the keychain and let Mail create it again the next time it asks for it.

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Hotmail is the worst for some reason. I have fixed keychain, removed password from keychain, changed password, removed account and added again and still it goes on and on, several times an hour!
I have exhausted all advice i found on here and i can't think of anything else to try. it is most frustrating. has anyone found a new fix for this issue?
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You may want to ask in the forum for the MacOS X version you are using. Mail is part of MacOS X. So ask in the Yosemite forum, Mavericks forum, etc.
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Of course you only had read access to that file. That’s precisely what I said and why I suggested to do File > Get Info (⌘I) on com.apple.security.plist, to fix that problem by changing the Owner in the Ownership & Permissions > Details section, which was wrong and the cause of the problem...
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