Mail will not go "online"

my mail has been offline recently. i have restarted, entered my password correctly, etc. -- but my imac keeps telling me the password is wrong. not sure what to do. help. thank you.

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Go to Applications > Utilities > Keychain Access. Launch the Keychain Access application. I don't recall the steps for running Keychain First Aid on your login Keychain with 10.3 since it is slightly different with 10.4 but search Keychain Access Help with Keychain First Aid for instructions.
Regarding Network Port Configurations, go to System Preferences > Network. At Show, select Network Port Configurations.
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Thank you for your suggestions.
I already have an ALIAS set up and receiving emails in my main INBOX under the alias name. It is a MobileMe alias from my separate business mac account. It has worked as a separate "account" under MAIL for 10 years. It is an ALIAS, not a main identity mac account. The System Preference panel is ACCOUNTS, not aliases, so I use the word "account" when I speak of setting up a new inbox with a different name and password whether that is an iCloud alias or a gmail account.
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