Mail password not remembered

Mail is driving me nuts - it keeps asking for my password to access my ISP mail server - even when I give it and ask it to remember it in keychain it still will continue to request it. It lets me get the mail OK until asking again - what tio do please any advice Using OSX 10.7 with all recent updates .

You're welcome.
I copied the following from Keychain Access Help regarding Keychain First Aid.
With Keychain First Aid, you can:
Verify and repair keychain settings and permissions.
Reset a keychain (delete a keychain reference while preserving the keychain file).
Make the login keychain password the same as the login password.
Set the login keychain as the default keychain.
Set the login keychain to always remain unlocked.
To use Keychain First Aid:
Open Keychain Access located in Applications/Utilities, then choose Keychain Access > Keychain First Aid.
Enter your user name and password.
Select, Verify and click Start. Any problems found will be displayed.
If there are problems, select Repair and then click Start.
To change the Keychain First Aid settings, choose Keychain Access > Preferences, then click First Aid.

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