Mail preferences not setting right

My password keeps getting rejected by the SMTP server, despite the fact that it is typed in correctly. I think my problem is in account preferences, because where it says "Email Adress" it has my email adress with an extra "@mac.com" after it. I keep trying to change it, and then when I close the preferences window it asks me if I want to save and I click "Save," but then the "Enter Password" box pops up again and - sure enough - my changes in preferences didn't save! How do I fix this?
MacBook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.8)

think my problem is in account preferences, because where it says
"Email Adress" it has my email adress with an extra "@mac.com" after it.
Are you able to receive messages?
Although this isn't normal, it shouldn't effect the SMTP server settings which are separate.
Go to Mail > Preferences > Accounts and under the Account Information tab for your .Mac account preferences at the SMTP server selection, select the Server Settings button below for the .Mac SMTP server.
The SMTP server settings should be as follows:
Outgoing Mail Server: smtp.mac.com
Server Port: 587
Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL): Can be selected or not selected.
Authentication: Password
User Name: The portion of your .Mac email address in front of the @ sign only.
Password: The account's password - the same password used to check the incoming mail server for new messages.
Are you also accessing an email account and SMTP server that is provided by your internet service provider (ISP) with the Mail.app?
If so, are you able to send messages with this account and SMTP server?
If yes to both, you can also select/use your ISP's SMTP server to send messages with your .Mac account which is invisible to all recipients.

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