Editing the subject of incoming emails

I would like to be able to edit the subject of an incoming post, and then save the edited version so that I can find it easier in future.
The subject often bears no relation to a mail's contents, and can be a duplicate or fwd with a subject which is completely off-topic.
Editing the subject and then saving it is possible with Eudora (I believe), but is it possible with Mail?
If not, how can I suggest to the Leopard team to include it as an option.
I don't care whether it is a regular feature or some kind of Applescript fix.
Grateful for any ideas . . .

I swear that someday the lawyers will destroy everything that is logical in this country. I've been using Eudora for years and I can edit the subject line to reflect the e-mail's content to be relevant for ME, THE USER. The content can't be edited, so that should take care of any witch hunt that MIGHT occur someday.
I switched to Mail to use it with my iPhone, but this single bone-headed "feature" renders Mail useless for me. I'm afraid to use Entourage because who knows how long MS will sell & support that product? I don't want webmail, because I want my e-mail stored on my Mac.
What other options are out there that will work easily with the iPhone and fly under the lawers' radar?
Thanks in advance,
Rick
TiBook 867 MHz Mac OS X (10.4.10)

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