Unable to receive Mail

I have just recently installed Mac OS 10.4.7 and now Mail is not working any more. Before the installation it worked perfectly well. Mail is not able to download emails from my mail-server any more. It just says that it can not connect to the server because using port 0 there is a timeout. I have controlled my settings, but was neither able to change the port nor to find another configuration error.
Thank's for your help in advance!
iMac 2Ghz Intel Core Duo   Mac OS X (10.4.7)  

Welcome to the forums.
Assuming you're using POP rather than IMAP (as you have not provided that information), what value is in
Mail > Preferences > Accounts > YourMailAccount >Advanced > Port:
If it is 0 change to 110.
If you are using IMAP the value should be 143.
This is unless you are using any particular security mechanisms to get to your mail in which case you should contact your admin.
hth,
b.

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