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Hi All,
For some reason, I can't read certain old emails after I upgraded to 10.5.3 in two of my mailboxes. The mail appears in the inbox as to who it is from along with the subject and date but nothing appears in the body. They can't be read in both the inbox and in the sent mail box. Everything seems fine in the other mailboxes.
I've replaced the actual mail folders in the library's mail folder but the problem still remains.
Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance,
Paul

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