This issue is usually caused by having more than 1 password for the given server saved in your keychain so say there are 2 passwords for pop.gmail.com Mail will take the first and ignore all following ones. if the first is wrong then you will be prompted for the password each time it wants to access the account.
You can easily rectify this in Applications -> Utilities -> Keychain Access by searching for say gmail and see how many items show up with the same account. you can view the saved passwords for each item and delete the incorrect one, leaving 1 correct one. alternatively delete all pop/imap/smtp items for that server and startup mail and enter the correct ones there. HTH Kieren On Aug 18, 11:49 pm, John JD Denning <jdenning1...@gmail.com> wrote: > It is ImAP. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 18, 2009, at 10:41, Jonathan Cohn <jon.c.c...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > You did not indicate if this was POP or IMAP that was experienceing > > the issue. For POP, I know that if the POP server gives any error > > during login, then Apple mail will pop up the password message, even > > if the error is "Sorry you are logged into the server somewhere > > else". I suggest you ignore the error message, but then your > > mailbox will go off line. Just wait about 1/2 hour and then bring it > > on line and see if you get the message again. You might want to try > > the connection doctor to see what is going on. I would suggest the > > activity monitor in mail windows sub-menu, but I don't think I have > > been able to track updates in that window very well. > > > Jon > > > On Aug 18, 2009, at 8:43 AM, Thomas McMahan wrote: > > >> As to why the problem is, I don't know, mine doesn't do it on a > >> regular basis, but every once in a while it will want a password > >> from one of the gmail acounts. Starting to wonder if it's a gmail > >> issue verses an Apple mail issue. > > >> On Aug 18, 2009, at 7:27 AM, John JD Denning wrote: > > >>> I recently added a gmail account to Mail. I keep telling it to > >>> save the password. I check the little box, and next time I launch > >>> Mail it asks for the password again. > > >>> Anyone know why Gmail in Mail is having such a hard time. My other > >>> email accounts, both POP and IMAP don't have any problem retaining > >>> the password. > > >>> - JD - > >>> John Denning > >>> Facebook:www.facebook.com/jdiver > >>> AIM: denni...@me.com > >>> A+ MCSA MCSE ITILv3 > >>> And glad to be a Mac snob again! > >>> Roswell, GA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
