10.4.8 Update = Mail Death?

After months of Mail working well on my MBP I upgraded to 10.4.8 last week and Mail has taken a d*mp.
Can't send, repeatedly asks for the password, generally useless.
This and the iTunes 7 debacle in two weeks. Oh, and I just started getting the RSD problem on the MBP. Truly wonderful products of late.

Problems arising right after installing a system update are usually the result of the problem already being there, or not having installed the update properly, or ignoring Apple's "Important: Please read before installing" warnings, etc., rather than being caused by the update itself. In order to ensure that the update is installed properly, proceed as follows.
Verify/repair the startup disk (not just permissions), as described here:
The Repair functions of Disk Utility: what's it all about?
After having fixed all filesystem issues, if any, reinstall the update using the Combo installer:
About the Mac OS X 10.4.8 Combo Update
Mac OS X 10.4.8 Combo Update for PPC
Mac OS X 10.4.8 Combo Update for Intel
You may also want to take a look at the following articles for guidelines on how to properly install system updates:
Troubleshooting installation and software updates
Installing software updates
Basically, you should verify/repair the startup disk before installing the update, no applications should be running while installing it, and you may experience unexpected results if you have third-party system software modifications (not normal applications) installed.
The above probably won't fix all the problems, but will allow us to troubleshoot them properly. Post back with your observations when done, describing as accurately as possible what the problems really are, i.e. what does "can't send" and "generally useless" mean?

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I have just agreed to software updates on my imac and now can't open my mail. There is a message saying this version of mail isn't compatible with this latest software. I have located the updated mail in the applications folder but it won't open. I don't have the original operating software disk. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Your reply suggests that you have moved Mail to a different location, which (as I said) will prevent it from being properly updated. You cannot use Mail 4.5 with any recent version of Mac OS X. Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) included Mail 5 and Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) includes Mail 6. I'm assuming that you have either Lion or Mountain Lion, but if that is incorrect, you will need to provide that information.
At this point, you will need to reinstall your system. Hold down command-R at startup and reinstall the system right on top of the old one. This should not disturb any of your documents or applications, though you should have backups beforehand in case something goes wrong. And at this point, with your system in an uncertain state (I don't entirely know what you have done to it), something could go wrong.
You will also want to delete the old copy of Mail 4.5, wherever that is. You can't use it.
In the future, do not move any of the preinstalled applications. Leave them where they are.

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One solution we are thinking of is exporting the database... changing the entries and importing again
Can any one help me with any simple solution for this? or any script?
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Our primary admin gets "iTunes U Update" email postings sent via [email protected] . He has to forward these messages to me. I'd like to get subscribed to this email list as well, so that I can receive these messages directly.
I've already sent my question to iTunes U Request ([email protected]), and they replied:
At this time, there is no public iTunes U mailing list. We currently request that all questions be submitted to the forums at:
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes_u/
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They don't support having multiple e-mail addresses, so if you want more than one person to get the e-mail, you should setup a group e-mail address (or group email forward) that you can all receive messages from.

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Dear fellow Apple members,
I face a problem which I didn't see coming. Because I screwed my inbox up, I wanted to reinstall the mail application and import an imbox from a backup. I reinstalled it succesfully with the installation disks, but when I tried to open it, I get a message that it can't be opened because of the operating system (10.6.8) and being the original mail version of snow leopard, I thought: just an update would do the trick. That's where the problem lies. I can't figure out how to update Mail, because when I select 'software update' on the Apple menu, I doesn't get listed.
I honestly don't know what to do.
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Patrick Bagdasarian wrote:
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Did last security update 2009-02 also update Mail?
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Since the update it crashes at random and sometimes Nothing shows in the body of the email (no message), I quit and restart Mail and the message body is there??
Could it be something else?

Hi Krag,
Not certain, but this can fix myriad Mail problems...
Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at bootup), it will try to repair your Disk Directory while the spinning radian is happening, so let it go, run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, then move these folder & file to the Desktop.
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Move this file to the Desktop...
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Mail/Envelope Index
Reboot.

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Hello everyone!
I tried browsing the previously posted topics about mail and the osx 10.6.8 but didn't find an answer.
At office, I sometimes need to use a not-so-old desktop iMac 8 that runs on osx v10.6.8. With this computer, the Mail software version is 4.6. Working good actually, but since I use everyday a MacBook on 10.8.5 with Mail 6.6, I miss some of the features of that 6.6 version when I use the iMac.
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Mail is acting funky, crashing. Tried deleting lots of messages (9,000 in inbox). No success. I haven't updated Mail since July 2009. What updates have come out since then? I found an update for those using X10.5 (I'm using 6.8), but it told me it couldn't do that update to my "volume."
I am using Mail 4.5
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Ashley

Any updates to the Mail application would come as part of the updates to Mac OS X. There are no separate updates available.
For assistance with the crashing problems, I'd suggest posting in the Mac OS X 10.6 forum. Posting here unnecessarily limits those who'll see your question to MacBook users, where someone running some other model might have suggestions. When you repost, please include more details, especially the type of mail account(s) you're using (e.g. POP, IMAP, Exchange). Also list any third-party plugins to Mail, if you have any installed (SpamSieve, MailHub, et. al.)
Regards.

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what did you download/update
was it this
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