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When I do this and try to check mail, I get a window:

Window header = Logon - mail.comcast.net Please enter your user name and password for the following server. Logon Server: localhost User Name: "rowski" Password: "********"

Reentering user name and password and clicking OK just brings back same window.

Can someone please get me back on track?

Have you tried reentering the password to check that it's correct?

Yes I have done this.

Someone else suggested checking that SpamBayes is running. Have you done this? If SpamBayes is running there will be a little envelope icon in the tray (collection of icons by the clock). If you double-click that it should open the configuration page. =Tony.Meyer -- Please always include the list (spambayes at python.org) in your replies (reply-all), and please don't send me personal mail about SpamBayes. http://www.massey.ac.nz/~tameyer/writing/reply_all.html explains this.