Problems with .mac and .me email accounts after iCloud

For over a month I have been locked out of my .mac and .me email accounts on password issues involving iCloud.
I must have changed (duly confirmed as valid by Apple) a dozen times my iCloud account password and duly updated it to the preferences of mail.
Still, when I try opening the mail I am prompted to enter the password, which every time fails. Every time I follow the link to replace the pw, I do so, I get the OK from Apple and back to square one ....
I tried talking to support, but after 40 minutes of waiting I was given an ineffectual tip that did not work. No intention of calling again.
Can anyone please put an end to my suffering?
(Yes, I can type. Yes, I have been using Apple computers since 1984. Yes, I regularly enter countless password protected sites, no problem)
Thanks a lot,
Luigi

I understand that they're the same thing but they don't seem to be working like that at the moment... and this has been the case ever since transferring to iCloud.
The problem I'm having is that if anyone emails my .mac address it returns to sender undeliverable, while the .me address works fine. Similarly, if I try to send an email using .mac it won't send it, but it will using .me. Most of my contacts have the .mac address so I'm not getting any emails.
If anyone has any advice I'd be most grateful.

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This is easily accomplished in Tiger and Mail 2.0, but harder in Mail 1.3.11. Do you have any plans to upgrade? See:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mail/2.0/en/ml1114.html
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