Mail settings not saving in Yosemite

Any ideas folks,
I have a number of email accounts on my iMac and Macbook Air, but despite the settings I apply and save the account reverts to the previous settings afterwards. This does not seem to affect the settings on my iPhone and mail arrives here fine. The particular setting I refer to is SSL (On/Off) and the port number. Also the two types of settings shown in the accounts pane and the preferences panes differ. Any help appreciated,
Thanks,
Ray

Hi gravesendray,
Do you have this mail account set to detect and maintain your account settings? If so that may be leading the account astray. You can turn this off by going to the Mail menu > Preferences > Accounts > Select the account > Advanced pane > uncheck Automatically detect and maintain account settings.
See this article -
Mail (Yosemite): Advanced accounts preferences
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Brett L

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