Why does apple mail continuously reject password?

We have various networked macs that all keep throwing up the error message:
The POP server rejected your password for user. Please re-enter your password
You click cancel and it disappears and checks fine but then it flashes up again. It's becoming more and more regular on most of our accounts.
A solution would be most helpful!

Most common cause is more than one entry in Keychain, or corruption.
Open Keychain Access in Utilities, use Keychain First Aid under the Keychain Menu item, then either check the Password under that item, change it, or delete it and start over.
Resetting your keychain in Mac OS X...
If Keychain First Aid finds an issue that it cannot repair, or if you do not know your keychain password, you may need to reset your keychain.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1544
But of course it could be anything.

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