Mail will not accept account

More wierd icloud issues: I have just set up an icloud account for my wife. The name, email and password work on the ipad and in the browser mail site. But they do not work on the computer itself. It returns a message saying that the name or password are wrong. I have gone back and confirmed the correctness of the email and name and password on the browser and the ipad. But the computer will not accept it.
The computer is a 1st generation air running Lion.

In Mail Accounts, check the under the 'Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) for your account and make sure the Authentication is set to Password and that your username and password are the same as your incoming mail.

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