Had to reinstall Mail

I had to reinstall mail with the OS X CD that came with the computer. Now, I am needing to update the software for it. All of my software updates are current on the computer, but I am wondering how do I check to see if my Mail software is up to date, since I had to start all over with it just this morning. Does anyone know where to go to update to the most current software for only the mail application? Thanks in advance!
-Jennifer

Hi Jennifer, Welcome to Apple Discussions.
Use the 10.4.10 Combo Updater PPC
This is a fuller install, as opposed to an incremental "delta" updates so it will update Mail to present version and overwrite any files that may be damaged or missing. It does not matter if you have applied it before.
Remember to Verify Disk before update and repair permissions after update from /Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility.
-mj
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http://www.igeeksblog.com/how-to-clear-message-imessage-cache-on-iphone-ipad/
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 Cheers, Tom

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anyone?

My issue is similar to this, but...
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