Sync keeps creating an old account that doesn't work

I have 2 desktops and a Powerbook and an iBook. I have a problem with the 2 wireless computers. When they sync, an account that I created with the wrong email address (I left the number 1 out) keeps appearing and becoming the active account and I go offline. Each time I have to delete that account and activate the real account. I don't know where the information about that faulty account exists to be synched with. Is there a way I can find it and delete it from the Mail sync prefs? Or how can I fix this?
Thanks,
Jane

If you have a .Mac account (which you haven’t mentioned), the way to fix this problem in the case of Mac OS X 10.4 (which is the forum you’ve posted in), would be going to System Preferences > .Mac > Advanced, click Reset Sync Data, and choose the appropriate options to reset the Mail data stored on the .Mac server with the data locally stored on the computer, i.e. sync data must flow from the computer to the .Mac server.
If you’re using Mac OS X 10.3, as your profile indicates, you’ll probably have to use iSync for that, but the idea would be the same, i.e. first make sure the settings on the computer are as you want them to be, then reset the sync data stored on the server with the data stored on the computer.

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