Why will "mail" send but not receive?

Hello, mail program sends mail, but won't receive. I've restarted twice, and restarted modem too, but mail continues to not work properly. Any suggestions?

Try this maybe some help here.
http://www.apple.com/support/macosx/mailassistant/

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