Mail Won't Log In To .Mac Accounts

Hi
I get the following error message appearing for the first time -
There may be a problem with the mail server or network. Check the settings for account "[email protected]" or try again.
The server error encountered was: An SSL error occurred while trying to read data from the server "mail.mac.com". Verify that this server supports SSL and that your account settings are correct.
Can anyone help?
I haven't changed anything apart from an upgrade to 10.4.10!
I went to help in Mail an saw this -
To permanently accept a self-signed SSL certificate:
Click the Show Certificate button in the error message.
The certificate appears with a certificate icon in the upper-left corner.
Hold down the Option key and drag the certificate icon to the desktop.
Double-click the certificate icon on the desktop, and choose X.509 Anchors from the pop-up menu. Click Add.
The certificate is permanently accepted.
Did that but tit has not fixed it.
Thanks
David

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