Mail keeps asking for SMTP account password

My mail has quit working and prompts me to enter my password for the account. I enter the password but the prompt comes back every 40 seconds asking for the password again. Mail does not function at all now. Problem started about a month ago. How can I fix this?

Mail asking for a password that you had previously had no problem with usually means the mail server at .Mac/MobileMe is on the fritz. These things usually resolve themselves on their own, but if it persists you may not be making contact with the mail server and may need to restart your computer. Sometimes just logging out of your account on your Mac and logging back in will fix it too.

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