SL/Mail 4.1: Cannot Fetch Gmail via POP

Since upgrading to SL/Mail 4.1, mail.app will no longer fetch gmail via POP access (this worked fine before the upgrade). However, sending mail from mail.app works fine. I get an error dialog, "Mail cannot verify the identity of pop.gmail.com." Clicking the Details button, reveals that the certificate is "imap.gmail.com," even though the account has been set-up as a POP account from within mail.app and in my Gmail account settings. Anyone else notice this? Ideas? Many thanks.

Having the same problem on my wife's Macbook Pro. I set the account up as a POP account a few days ago and now when I looked at it today, it was both an IMAP AND a POP account. I deleted the account and tried adding it again, but was NOT given the option for custom account setup (that little check box at the first screen for new accounts). The server will not authenticate under POP because it is imap.gmail.com.

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