Apple Mail problem

[Linda Hutcheson]

Has this happened to anyone else? When I boot up Apple Mail I can see 
it accessing my server (roadrunner) and a quick list of the number of 
emails. But after downloading only 3 or 4 it quits downloading. I ended 
up with over 2000 emails on the server and had to delete them all from 
the website.

I have Mail 1.3.2 running OSX panther on a mirror front G4.

Any idea what is causing the problem? Is it time to find another mail 
application?

Linda