Pop account apparently storing multiple passwords in Mail

On my G5 desktop, when I check my email, I successfully receive all messages, but the mailserv indicates a failed password.(I am in direct voice contact with my mailserv administrator during the test procedures) The same issue does not occur with the same account on my Powerbook. I deleted and reinstalled the account on the G5. I also have a second account with the same provider and it works fine. I deleted the keychain items associated but still have the problem. I noticed that when I did not put the password in the software, and simply responded to the popup askeing for the password, I still got messages, but the number of failed password flags on the mailserv increased each time I responded to the popup. It appears Mail enters some sort of loop to check the mail, sending the correct password and then an incorrect password, or vice versa, in one mail check event.

Thanks for the help. My ISP helped resolve the issue.
For some reason, perhaps a manual adjustment made in error during original setup, the Authentication was set to NTLM instead of MD5 Challenge-Response.
The effect was to seek authentication as NTLM first, creating a "Failed password" error on the ISP operating log. The mailserv then cycles to to NTLM as an alternate, thereby allowing authentication and download of messages to the user.
The time delay is negligible, hence the User has no indication of the first check being made with the wrong authentication. Only the ISP could see the error as it was logged.
Life continues.

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Message was edited by: Gretchen Daniel1

Gretchen Daniel1 wrote:
Thanks Bob, I suspected that was the case. I would be interested to know if a large number of people are switching their POP accounts to IMAP for this very reason. I can't be the only one who's tired of deleting emails one by one from the iPhone and iPad...
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