I started over with iCloud

[LapsangSouchong]

Straight from the iCloud section of system prefs on my mac, and in the iCloud part of the iPhone. I deleted everything iCloud/ME and started over.
And, knock on wood, it seems to be working, since 10am this morning. No password errors, no smtp errors. No clue why.

 

[LapsangSouchong]

My do over is still working pretty well!

A few disappearing messages (I forward my work email) but then, that happened before iCloud as well.

That said: no more password prompts. No more smtp failures.

Not why it's working but it has been for 24 hrs.

 

[LapsangSouchong]

Day three and my ME email in the cloud is still working. And I still have no idea why starting over worked for it.