OS 10.4.7 appears to have broken mail

I installed the 10.4.7 update (from 10.4.6) and Mail quit working. Checked with other mac-using friends and the other who had installed it is having the same problem as me.
I read in earlier posts that other people were having Mail problems since the update as well, though none of the suggested fixes have worked for me.
My problem is that I cannot send or receive e-mail since the update (in either of 2 accounts...an account with a local ISP and a gmail account).
Activity viewer shows Mail trying to fetch new mail for several mintues and then the accounts go offline. The reason it says is:
"There may be a problem with the mail server or network. Check the settings for account "Gmail Account" or try again. The server error encountered was: The connection to the server "pop.gmail.com" on port 0 timed out."
Again, my friend with the ibook gets the same message, with different e-mail accounts.
I don't know why it's saying Port 0. The preferences are set to use the correct ports (same ports as before the update. In the case of gmail it's port 995.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, of course. Thanks!

I don't know which earlier posts you've read, but the only issue that could be attributed to the Mac OS X 10.4.7 Update is that you may need to go to System Preferences > Network, and disable the SOCKS Proxy in the network configuration used to connect to the Internet.

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1 http://www.java.com/en/download/faq/win8_faq.xml
2 http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do;jsessionid=97a76071db9b35ebcac83223b036?bug_id=2230144#
3 http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=7182795
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disconnections.
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- Online complaint filed... Ignored by BT.
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- I keep being promised refunds of line rental, etc. These are yet to materialize as "I will get this when the fault is solved". This of course works on the assumption that my fault will EVER be solved. ALL I REALLY WANT IS: SORT THIS NEVERENDING FAULT.
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CURRENT SITUATION:
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- Stable connection for almost 7 days now.
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Onto the technical stuff........
OUR CONNECTION:
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Hub "Helpdesk" Info:
1. Product name:   BT Home Hub
2. Serial number:   +068340+NQ44321122
3. Firmware version:   Software version 4.7.5.1.83.8.130.1.17 (Type A) Last updated Unknown
4. Board version:   BT Hub 4A
5. ADSL uptime:   6 days, 15:01:52
6. Bandwidth:   96 / 1888
7. Data sent/received:   229.6 MB / 3.5 GB
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9. BT FON:   No
10. 2.4 GHz Wireless network/SSID:    [xxedited_out_xx]
11. 2.4 GHz Wireless connections:   Enabled (802.11 b/g/n (Recommended)) 20 MHz, WPS enabled
12. 2.4 GHz Wireless security:   WPA and WPA2
13. 2.4 GHz Wireless channel:   Automatic / 6
14. 5 GHz Wireless network/SSID:    [xxedited_out_xx]
15. 5 GHz Wireless connections:   Enabled (802.11 n 40 MHz (Recommended)) 20/40 MHz, WPS enabled
16. 5 GHz Wireless security:   WPA2
17. 5 GHz Wireless channel:   Automatic / 40
18. Firewall:   Default
19. MAC Address:   d0:84:b0:e4:51:c6
20. VPI/VCI:   0 / 38
21. Modulation:   G.992.1 Annex A
22. Latency type:   Interleaved
23. Software variant:   -
24. Boot loader:   -
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04:50:49, 15 Apr.   (611767.630000) DSL noise margin: 7.00 dB upstream, 1.20 dB downstream
04:50:49, 15 Apr.   (611767.560000) DSL line rate: 96 Kbps upstream, 1888 Kbps downstream
04:48:38, 15 Apr.   (611636.000000) DSL noise margin: 28.00 dB upstream, 15.10 dB downstream
04:48:38, 15 Apr.   (611635.920000) DSL line rate: 448 Kbps upstream, 7168 Kbps downstream
04:48:04, 15 Apr.   (611602.640000) DSL noise margin: 13.00 dB upstream, 15.20 dB downstream
04:48:04, 15 Apr.   (611602.560000) DSL line rate: 448 Kbps upstream, 1408 Kbps downstream
04:45:30, 15 Apr.   (611448.390000) DSL noise margin: 28.00 dB upstream, 15.20 dB downstream
04:45:30, 15 Apr.   (611448.320000) DSL line rate: 448 Kbps upstream, 7808 Kbps downstream
04:45:06, 15 Apr.   (611423.970000) DSL noise margin: 14.00 dB upstream, 14.80 dB downstream
04:45:06, 15 Apr.   (611423.900000) DSL line rate: 448 Kbps upstream, 1536 Kbps downstream
BT Availability Checker:
Telephone Number [xx_edited_out_xx] on Exchange LYNDHURST is served by Cabinet 6
Featured Products / Downstream Line Rate(Mbps) / Upstream Line Rate(Mbps) / Downstream Range(Mbps) / Availability Date
ADSL Max    Up to 8    --    7 to 8    Available
Fixed Rate    2    --    --    Available
BTWholesale Speed test:
1. Best Effort Test: -provides background information.
Download Speed: 1.47 Mbps
Max Achievable Speed: 2 Mbps
Download speedachieved during the test was - 1.47 Mbps
For your connection, the acceptable range of speeds is 0.4 Mbps-2 Mbps.
Additional Information:
Your DSL Connection Rate :1.89 Mbps(DOWN-STREAM), 0.1 Mbps(UP-STREAM)
IP Profile for your line is - 1.5 Mbps
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- Does my IP profile need to be reset? (Note: I'm dreading that this will again result in 1-2 days of 6Mbps, followed by disconnections, followed by unusable sepeeds again, as this pattern a few times now).
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@ imjolly: Many thanks.
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06:06:35, 22 Apr.   ( 6977.130000) DSL line rate: 448 Kbps upstream, 2272 Kbps downstream
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06:03:52, 22 Apr.   ( 6814.140000) DSL line rate: 448 Kbps upstream, 2176 Kbps downstream
06:01:57, 22 Apr.   ( 6698.960000) DSL noise margin: 16.00 dB upstream, 14.90 dB downstream
06:01:57, 22 Apr.   ( 6698.890000) DSL line rate: 448 Kbps upstream, 2176 Kbps downstream
06:00:35, 22 Apr.   ( 6616.720000) DSL noise margin: 27.00 dB upstream, 15.10 dB downstream
06:00:35, 22 Apr.   ( 6616.650000) DSL line rate: 448 Kbps upstream, 7808 Kbps downstream
05:53:58, 22 Apr.   ( 6219.650000) DSL noise margin: 15.00 dB upstream, 15.00 dB downstream
05:53:58, 22 Apr.   ( 6219.580000) DSL line rate: 448 Kbps upstream, 2176 Kbps downstream
05:39:17, 22 Apr.   ( 5339.020000) DSL noise margin: 16.00 dB upstream, 15.00 dB downstream
05:39:17, 22 Apr.   ( 5338.950000) DSL line rate: 448 Kbps upstream, 2208 Kbps downstream
05:38:52, 22 Apr.   ( 5314.130000) DSL noise margin: 11.00 dB upstream, 24.80 dB downstream
05:38:52, 22 Apr.   ( 5314.060000) DSL line rate: 448 Kbps upstream, 3072 Kbps downstream
04:11:23, 22 Apr.   ( 64.660000) DSL noise margin: 11.00 dB upstream, 14.90 dB downstream
04:11:23, 22 Apr.   ( 64.500000) DSL line rate: 448 Kbps upstream, 1952 Kbps downstream
Prior to disconnections I note in the main log entries like this one:
04:09:57, 22 Apr.   (1214109.300000) PPP LCP Send Termination Request [User request]
"User request" is not at all MY request... Does this indicate any manual intervention from BT? (I expect not, but I'm only curious). May post full logs if required.
Thanks in advance for any help.

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Hello Chelleuri,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
The following article provides information to trroublehshoot issues with installed apps, including not opening.
iOS: An app you installed unexpectedly quits, stops responding, or won’t open - Apple Support
Regards,
Jeff D.

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Hi,
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Thanks

Hi Bblairjones,
If you are having issues with your Nano and Shuffle, you may want to try the Troubleshooting Assistants on the following page:
Apple Support: iPod Troubleshooting Assistants
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/
Regards,
- Brenden

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