Thank you Britt! 

Will give this a go.  I have had this issue from time to time, called Apple folk, but will check this one out and hope for the best.

OC

On Dec 4, 2012, at 4:21 PM, Britt Griswold <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> GAil,
> 
> Maybe this was your problem?
> http://www.hightechdad.com/2009/06/23/how-to-fix-apple-mail-not-saving-passwords-keychain-first-aid/
> Britt
> 
> On 12/3/12 5:16 PM, Gail Guth wrote:
>> I liked Apple Mail but a few OS updates ago it started to require me to re-enter my passwords (all
>> of them, I have 5 accounts) multiple times a day, sometimes every 5 minutes. I couldn't find a
>> solution, and read of so many others who had the same problem with no resolution. I finally switched
>> to Thunderbird, which has a few drawbacks but works ok.
>> 
>> Interestingly, Mail on my iPad works just fine.
>> 
>> Gail
> 
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