Cannot use this version of Mail with this version of OSX issue again

OK, so here's a new twist on an old favorite. Have been using Mail with no problems since the 10.5.8 update. Last night I shut my Mac down (something I rarely if ever do) and when I turned it on this morning and tried to launch Mac Mail, I got the error message about it not working with this version of OSX. Did NOT update the OS. Did NOT update mail or roll back Mail. Just shut down and turned it back on. Mail is version 3.5. Have tried all the usual fixes to no avail. Any ideas?
Adam

All of the above. All of them produced the error. Removed apple.com.mail.plist and restarted, and the problem persisted. My fix was downloading the 10.5.8 standalone updater and reinstalling. This produced the behavior removing the .plist should have and Mail started and I was able to reenter account info and re-index my old mailboxes. So, for now, fixed. But since this happened on its own without a recent install of anything system or 3rd party related, we'll see how long it lasts.
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