Mail 5.0 doesn't doanload pop mail (password method not accepted)

I have the same problem with only my Hotmail account. Gmail and MobileMe are okay.

Hold down the Option key in the setup window, and the Create (account) button will change into Continue ... where you will find a pull down menu---easy to choose POP, and to change the input imap to pop, below.

Same here. I'm in Belgium and since downloading Lion, I no longer receive my POP incoming mail from Telenet.

Has anybody found asolution yet?

Thanks

When I set up a new POP e-mail in Mac Mail 5 I can only download the new unread e-mails but cannot download those old e-mails on server which were already read by my other e-mail client such as Outlook. Anybody can help me out? Thanks!

I had the same problem .. after going through all the solutions stated here I still had this problem but have solved it now .. I was using Mail 5.2 ..

Please try this .. It solved my problem.

Go to Mail -> Preferences -> Accounts -> Account Information

on last option of Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) click the drop down and click Edit smtp server List

Click Advance tab

uncheck 'use Secure Sockets Layers (SSL)'

make sure you have specified email address in text box for User name along with password

now click OK

Now on Advance tab (Mail -> Preferences -> Accounts -> Advance)

uncheck use SSL

Port should be 110 and authentication should be password

As there is no OK button you will be prompted to save changes when either closing this window or upon clicking on another tab on the top e.g Genral, RSS, Junk Mail, Fonts & Color etc

After doing the above I was able to receive my emails once again .. It seems this version of Mail is having problem with SSL

This solved my problem, with an @edu server. Thanks so much!