POP mail accounts

Question about POP accounts set up for web emails:
My main mail account is set up as a .mac account, my 3 web mail accounts are set up as POP accounts. I am using RoadRunner as my ISP, I am using an airport extreme wireless set up for IMac and iBook G4.
I think mail is being blocked for some reason, and I have made sure my web addresses are set to default to the actual addresses. Sending and receiving does not always work, I have noticed some problems corresponding with comcast addresses too. My incoming mail has declined since switching from my PC. Any ideas as to what could be the problem? Should I be collecting my mail from my domain differently?
Thanks for any suggestions.

If you wish to figure what is happening, you need to isolate the issues.
What email is being blocked? From what addresses? To what addresses? What does 'blocked' mean? Is the sender getting a bounce-back? If not, where does the email actually go? Is the email available using the web interface? What has changed since you didn't feel bad about your email flow?
Your router and network don't have anything to do with it. Plug one computer directly into your cable modem and see if it experiences the same problem. It probably will. Of course, you need to actually specify the problem in order to determine whether you are still experiencing it. Otherwise, it just feels bad.
Email doesn't decline unless people stop sending you email.
"Doesn't work" doesn't mean anything. What actually happens.
"… noticed some problems…" doesn't mean anything. What actually happens.
The email is going somewhere. Find out where.
Regards,

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