Application Won't Remain Open

Every time I open my mail it will open for maybe half a second then show this:
The application Mail quit unexpectedly
Mac OS X and other applications are not affected.
Click Reopen to open the application again. Click Report to see more details or send a report to Apple.
And I have the option to Close, Report, or Reopen.
(Reopen does nothing)
Please help, thanks. Can I redownlode the application from somewhere and start fresh?
PowerBook6,8 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

In your normal User Account, in the Finder open Home/Library and locate the Mail folder. Control-click over the Mail folder, and choose Duplicate -- then drag the resulting copy to the Desktop for temporary backup. Next, open Home/Library/Preferences and find the com.apple.mail.plist file and drag it to the desktop, or delete it.
Relaunch Mail, which will open as though new, and when prompted to import anything DECLINE. Instead, re-enter your account info, and Mail will re-discover the account folders for your accounts, and all should be well, if corruption of this plist is the problem, as is likely the problem.
Ask any needed questions, and keep us posted.
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