My imac mail will not send or receive mail

My mail on my imac has a triangle with(!) in it, saying that server can't be found, I recently changed my password for my email account with bellsouth. Net. When I try to open my mail on my phone I get a message that my user id and or password is incorrect, when I change it back to old password it says outgoing server is I n correct . AT&T mail says its the computer apple says AT&T mail. I can go to AT&T mail login and open my mail, but not on the computer or iPhone 4S should I delete mail account on computer and reinstall it

Since you changed your password for your email account, have you updated that information on your iPhone 4S account? If your account settings, i.e. username/password, seem correct on all of your devices, deleting the account and reinstalling it sounds like a reasonable option.

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CSOUND Read the title please:
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The following article provides useful information and troubleshooting steps that can help get Mail to send your messages.
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