Can't recover lost Mail application

My mail application (software) mysteriously vanished, and I can't find a way to recover it. I'm not aware that I did anything to cause this. One minute it was working fine, then a short while later Mail would not launch. Search of the directory fails to locate any Mail application program, although as far as I can tell all the other Mail files are still there (saved mail, settings, etc.). I've been using OS X 10.2.8 for many months, and reloading it doesn't help. My original program discs are 10.1, so no help. Running TechTool Deluxe and Apple Hardware Test discs from my extended warranty (now expired) don't reveal any problems. Also ran Yasu 1.0.3, which did return the following error message---
Rotating log files: ftp.log lookupd.log lpr.log mail.log netinfo.log
=== Tuesday, August 1, 2006 11:38:18 AM : Monthly cron ===
Doing login accounting:
total 26.50
tom 26.50
Rotating log files: wtmp
=== Tuesday, August 1, 2006 11:38:20 AM : Repairing permissions ===
* Tuesday, August 1, 2006 11:42:02 AM - error performing disk permissions repair *
Error number: missing value
Offending object: missing value
Additional info: missing value
Can someone please give me a clue as to how to get Mail running again? Thanks---
flat panel iMac Mac OS X (10.2.x) 800 Mhz, 768 MB, 60 GB

Hi thomacl, Welcome to Apple Discussions.
You posted in the wrong forum for 10.2, this is the Tiger forum but I think I can help you.
You may be able to repair this with the10.2.8 Stand Alone Combo Update It would be the easiest way.
This is a fuller install, as opposed to an incremental "delta" update so it should overwrite any files that are damaged or missing. It does not matter if you have applied it before. It has worked well for many.
Remember to Repair Disk before update and repair permissions before and after update from /Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility.
-mj
[email protected]

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