Why did Mail suddenly stop receiving as of yesterday?

My apple mail 4.5 stopped receiving mail yesterday about noon. Nothing has changed, I have not installed anything new. I wasn't even home!
Now I can send, at least it appears to send. I am using OSX 10.6.8, and have been for a while.
Any suggestions? It's so frustrating. Would using Outlook solve the problem? Is it the outgoing mail server down? I don't even know how to check, other than the connection Dr. It says can't connect to POP server.
Thanks
Debbie

No ability to access Mail on MacBook since 20th, same messages as MycalD.
Called Apple, was told that I'd need to spend $49 for tech support or should go to Store.
Checked Communities; there were a couple dozen similar problems, but only one post (that I saw; it takes a long time to sort through requests for help and then find help, it seems to me) that proposed solutions, which I tried with no result.
Failed to get resolution using Apple Troubleshooting instructions.
Used Chat & was told that I need to upgrade from 10.5.8 to Leopard (free to MobileMe account holders) & then spend $30 for Lion. The theory is that migrating from MobileMe to iCloud with my current OS is preventing mail from synching with MacBook. I don't know why this should suddenly be a problem. (No problems with Mail on iPhone3 or iPad2 or accessing through Safari/iCloud, true, but I migrated to iCloud four months ago.)
So far, three+ hours spent on this issue.
If anyone with this problem actually gets it fixed, I'd appreciated knowing before downlading Leopard & purchasing Lion....

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