Problems with POP account on Mail

My POP account set up on Mail has suddenly stopped receiving / sending emails. All account settings have been double checked and I have a good internet connection. I'm running 10.6 on an iMac - hope someone can help. Thanks

Try Mail's menu option Window > Connection Doctor to see if that shows you anything that explains the problem.
By the way, if you click on "Your Stuff" (toward the upper-right part of this window), then click on "Profile", in the section of "My Products" you can enter your hardware and software details so that you don't keep having to type them each time.

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