Mail, passwords, multiple accounts and smtp

When using mail with my first email account - no problems.
Then, added mobile me...initially alright.
Then my ISP changed their settings from mail. to smtp. for outgoing mail.
But when I made the change, I can get it to work in mail for 1 email, then I get error messages about outgoing smtp server.
I recently started a new email account. All settings work in Entourage. But in Mail, they do not work. It keeps asking me to input my password. Time and time again.
It still does not work and I am absolutely sick of it
Hours trying to get mail to work....it will work with my mobile me account, but not any of the others.
I have deleted the accounts, re-created the accounts, triple checked every single setting in preferences. Why can't mail handle more than 1 account?
Help, please, because I don't want to have to change to Entourage.

First thing that I would suggest is that you doublecheck your accounts' preferences and make sure that for each account, that you are using the smtp server that you think that you are, that the server name is correct, that the port number information is correct, that the SSL/no SSL setting is correct, and that the authentication method is correct. I have seen in these forums where people had all the smtp servers in the smtp list, but that one or two of the accounts inadvertently specified a server associated with one of the other accounts. Also, you might try launching Keychain Access (in the Application folder's Utilities folder) and run Keychain First Aid, and if that doesn't help, delete any keychain entries associated with the troublesome smtp server(s). Next time you try to send Mail, it will ask for a password again, with some luck, it will work that next time.

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