Mail Sends Mail does not receive!!!

If I send mail there is no problem but if I try and receive I just get a little plink noise and nothing comes in.
I have followed recent topics on this and tried the following:
1 Connection Doctor shows all connections etc in good working order
2 There was a thread about keychain passwords affecting mail, so I re set all keychain passwords to do with mail
3 I have followed BDAqua advice on the safe re boot then repair disk permissions etc
4 I have removed all of my messages from my webmail account including the trash and sent items to remove any message that might be affecting my Mail.
I am truly exasperated, webmail works but I just want my Mail back
To replace Mail with Eudora etc is only an option if I use the free to use version as I have no Credit Card and the nearest Mac shop is in Johannesburg 2,500kms away!
I am currently downloading update 2009-001, maybe this will unlock what is happening....

Hi ManinMalawi, and a warm welcome to the forums!
3 I have followed BDAqua advice on the safe re boot then repair disk permissions etc
Did it include this?
First, Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, then move the following folder & file to the Desktop.
Move this Folder to the Desktop...
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Caches/Mail/
Move this file to the Desktop...
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Mail/Envelope Index
Reboot.
To replace Mail with Eudora etc is only an option if I use the free to use version as..
All there is is the Free Version anymore, Quaalcom released it to Open Source, and though it hasn't been updated since 6.2, it works just fine/great on the latest OSX.

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