Password rejection by POP server

I have been able to download my mail from this webmail based popserver on and of for several months, but since three weeks I have not been able to download any into Mail.
When I access the account directly over the web I get in without a problem.
Thanks,
Hans Visser

I have set it up as POP; I have the same problem accessing it from my IMac as well as notebook running Mail.
Today our network consultant at CMB HQ looked at my problem on my notebook; we tried several settings and somehow solved the password rejection problem. However, it still wouldn't download any messages.
According to these guys the problem is Mail itself; it seems to timeout before downloading can take place.
They also tried downloading with Entourage which worked without a problem. Unfortunately it seems I can't import my Mail mailboxes into Entourage so that would still not solve my problem
I asked the network consultant to get in touc h with the dutch network manager and request them to sought out with Aplle Netherlands.
Any comments or recommendation are wellcome, thanks.

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I too was afflicted with issue for over a week. I tried many fixes including, keychain repair, deleting my mail prefs and rebuilding my accounts by hand, toggling the interval button, shutting down and unplugging everything including AC power to my Mac. (btw -cancelling the message seemed to make it come back faster)
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You dont say your using Comcast but if you are here is a link to the settings for OSX 10.5.5
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I am trying to set-up the mail client of my macmini runing Lion Server (on the same machine), but I get the message
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Yes. . . it is happening again. I've tried resetting passwords Comcast online and checked my keychain.
Call the CEO at Comcast 215-665-2278. You won't actually get to speak with him as he is currently busy negotiating his golden parachute. You will however get to speak with someone who will get your information have someone call you back. This beats being on hold forever and talking with a low-level tech who knows squat. Perhaps if enough of us call they will actually do something to solve this problem that won't stay fixed. Of course it would be just swell if Apple had a networking specialist call so they could communicate and cut to the chase.

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I specifically am having a problem with a Comcast email POP server, but not two other POP inboxes hosted by another, unrelated ISP, also managed by Mail.
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Pulling my hair out on this one.

Comcast fixed the problem they were having with their server(s). No explanation, of course. Guess the problem was theirs entirely--no fault on our side.
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POP server rejecting password

Hi,
lately my POP server has been rejecting my password so I can't get my account online to receive or send new mail. When I log into my web account (it is a yahoo account) my password works fine. I have double checked the password in account infromation in mail and it is correct. This seems to have happened following my latest Tiger update, but not directly after it, probably about a week give or take a few days, so is probably unrelated. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated
Thanks

Hi Jesse.
Open /Applications/Utilities/Keychain Access, choose Keychain First Aid from the application menu, and proceed to repair the keychain. If that doesn’t work, you may try removing the password entry from the keychain and letting Mail create it again the next time it asks for it.
Note, however, that Mail often doesn’t correctly report what the problem really is. If Mail can connect to the server but cannot log into your mail account for some reason, it’ll ask for your password regardless of whether that’s really the problem or not. Don’t keep entering the password every time, because that’s not the problem (click Cancel instead, and take the account back online afterwards).
Some ISPs refuse connection attempts if they are too frequent, for example, or limit the number of simultaneous connections that are allowed from the same IP address, or there may be too many messages on the server and Mail times out before the server responds, or there might be a problem with the network, or there might be a problem with the server...
Go to Apple Menu > System Preferences > Network, choose Network Port Configurations from the Show popup menu, and make sure that the configuration used to connect to Internet appears at the top of the list. Leave checked (enabled) only the port configuration needed to connect to Internet and Built-in Ethernet (in that order if not the same), uncheck (disable) the rest of network port configurations and see whether that helps — if it doesn’t, turn ON again the ones you want enabled.
What’s the time interval chosen in Mail > Preferences > General > Check for New Mail? If it’s set to Every minute, try changing it to Every 5 minutes.
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POP Server rejecting my password.....but doesn't

POP Server rejecting my password, so it says, I get an annoying msg several times daily for each of my addresses. It asks me to enter, or cancel, so I cancel, and get and receive mail just fine, can someone tell me what's going on?

Finally Comcast has admitted they are aware of the problem, see my conversation;
Problem : I need to contact a tier 2 analyst
Paul > I need to contact a tier 2 analyst
Roderic.22294 > Hello Paul_, Thank you for contacting Comcast Live Chat Support. My name is Roderic.22294. Please give me one moment to review your information.
Roderic.22294 > I can help you with your issue. Can you please hold for one moment while I locate your account information?
Roderic.22294 > Thank you for waiting, Paul.
Roderic.22294 > Can you give us more details about the problem please?
Paul_ > only if you are a tier 2 analyst
Roderic.22294 > Can you tell me what the problem is so I can relay it to the next analyst?
Paul_ > too tech for you if you are not a tech 2
Paul_ > I have spent many hours explaining and at your level you will not understand
Paul_ > UNABLE TO VERIFY SSL SERVER MAIL.COMCAST.NETMail was unable to verefy the idenity of this server, which has a certificate issued to “mail.comcast.net.The error wasn SSL error occured while trying to read data from the server “mail.comcast.net. Verify that this server supports SSL and that your account settings are correct.
Paul_ > rejected password, please re enter or cancel POP Server “mail.comcast.net”
Paul_ > I need to chat with a Tier 2 analyst
Paul_ > Please
Roderic.22294 > I understand the problem, Paul. We are having issues with third party email clients, such as Outlook Express and Mac Mail.
Roderic.22294 > This is a known issue and we are working on it right now.
Roderic.22294 > You can still access your account for the mean time using the webmail at http://www.comcast.net
Paul_ > THANK YOU!, you are the first of many that has admited comcast has the problem
Paul_ > I know I can
Paul_ > thank you
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Paul_ > any Idea when the glitch will be resolved?
Roderic.22294 > We do not have the exact time yet but rest assured that it will be in the next 24 hours.
Paul_ > wow, it has been now a few weeks
Paul_ > thanks
Roderic.22294 > You're welcome.
Paul_ > bye'
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Paul_ > no, thanks
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Mail: The POP server rejected the password for user

I am completely unable to use Mail.
I keep getting the "The POP server rejected the password for user" on two of my accounts.
The password has not changed and I have entered it correctly.
The accounts just will not go online.
This started yesterday when an old machine accidentally fired up mail and tried to connect using the same user details. Since then, my MacBook Pro is not able to connect to my mail.
My iPad and my iPhone can. There is no problem at the server or the ISP. I have also run the Keychain repair utility.
Please can you advise how I should fix it? Plist? Define the accounts again?
Any ideas welcome.
Thanks

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