Mail on OSX 10.7.5 has incoming mail server field grayed out

Trying to configure my iCloud email using Mail in OSX10.7.5 and in the settings the field for incoming mail is grayed out, yet every time I try to save to exit that window, it gives me an error message that it needs an incoming mail server. Can't enter it because I can't get into the field, which is showing po2-imap.mail.me.com Any thoughts on how to remedy?

I tried this and it entered the same info that was there and the incoming mail server field is still grayed out and I still get the "The incoming mail server cannot be empty" message when I go to exit the iCloud account window.

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