There is a potential work-around for the problem here: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1662481 "...[go] into the Keychain application, located in the Utilities folder. In the upper left column, highlight "log-in." In the lower left column, highlight "passwords." In the right window scroll until you find your "mail.comcast.net and smtp.comcast.net" or whatever your internet service provider incoming/outgoing mail servers are called. Double click on each which will bring up an attributes/access control window. Select access control. Then select the bullet next to "allow all applications to access this item." Make sure you do this for both the incoming server (mail.comcast.net) and outgoing server (smtp.comcast.net) keychain items. " ___________________________________________ Randy B. Singer Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions) Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html ___________________________________________