Mail won't go online

When I click Get Mail I only get the triangle by the Inbox. The error message is "The server XXXX refused to allow a connection on port 995". This is the port that has always been in use. This is a pop3 account. I have checked all settings and verified & repaired permissions. It worked fine two hours ago. Any helpful ideas out there. Thanks.

Nothing that I'm aware of. I just know for sure that since I got my iMac in mid March it has been that way and has worked. I have a neighbor that got me into Mac's and we set mine up the same as his at the time and it worked. Maybe something my ISP is doing differently now. Seems they would have advised all users if that was the case. Oh well, it works now and that is the important thing. Thanks again.

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