Mavericks Mail Password problem

In Mail, the box : " Mail can't connect to the iCloud account ...... Enter the password for user ......" keeps coming up.
I enter my Apple password & It's OK for a while & then the box comes up again !!
In Mail Preferences - if I put the password in & save it, the next time I look the password box is empty !!
Any Ideas ?

Hi Peter!
I have an article for you here that can help you troubleshoot any issues you may be seeing with Mail in OS X:
OS X Mail: Troubleshooting sending and receiving email messages
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3276
Additionally, you may also want to try simply toggling your Mail option in your iCloud settings:
iCloud: Open iCloud preferences
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12802
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities!
Cheers,
Braden

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