"unable to connect to server" on my iPhone?

I'm having trouble getting my iPhone to connect to the iCloud server to receive mail etc.  I've tried several times and I keep getting a message that says "unable to connect to server". Any ideas how I might fix this?  Thx...

Hello, bills47. 
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
I would first start with forcing the Mail App to close then attempt to access your account again. 
iOS: Force an app to close
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5137
If the issue persists, the easiest way to troubleshoot this issue would be to delete the account and add it back to the iOS device.  Below, I have included two e-mail troubleshooting articles.  The first article covers basic email troubleshooting.  The second article will assist you if the email account you are experiencing issues with is a Gmail account.
iOS: Troubleshooting Mail
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3899
iOS: Gmail account will not connect to Gmail server
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3058
Cheers,
Jason H.

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    Source:        SQLSERVERAGENT
    Date:          06.11.2009 10:09:52
    Event ID:      103
    Task Category: Service Control
    Level:         Error
    Keywords:      Classic
    User:          N/A
    Computer:      vie-eu-arc-02.global.domain
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      <System>
        <Provider Name="SQLSERVERAGENT" />
        <EventID Qualifiers="16384">103</EventID>
        <Level>2</Level>
        <Task>2</Task>
        <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
        <TimeCreated SystemTime="2009-11-06T09:09:52.000Z" />
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    2009-11-06 10:09:52 - ! [298] SQLServer Error: 233, Client unable to establish connection [SQLSTATE 08001]
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