What do I do if my incoming mail server is greyed out?

Can anyone help me with this iCloud problem?  I am not able to use Email and in i Cloud,  my incoming mail server is greyed out.  I searched the web for answers,  followed their suggestions, to no avail. 

Thanks Roger,  I followed those steps, but it is still greyed out.  I seem to be getting some mail,  so I don't quite understand what is going on.  I have an iPhone as well, and mail seems to work fine on it, so I am not totally out of commission. This is just the strangest thing!   Thank you for your quick response to try and help me.  Margaret

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