Help! Time Machine completely backups my IMAP Account - everytime...

Hi Folks!
About two weeks ago my 500 GB TM Backupvolume reached it's limits without adding / changing an considerable amount of files.
Smelling something fishy it appears that, on closer inspection via TimeTracker, that Timemachine keeps backing up my Gmail-IMAP Folder in my homefolder\library... this weighing an impressive +20 GB.
It even appears that there was no initial backup... . Please have a look at this... as I might be misinterpreting it... .
I already dumped the timemachine preference file, deleted all backups and started all over again, but the problem persists.
What could it be, that is causing this annoyance? And how can I stop it?
I am grateful for any help concerning this matter... . Thanks alot!

there were two errors witch could not be repaired...
2009-10-20 23:19:36 +0200: Zugriffsrechte für „iMac“ reparieren
2009-10-20 23:23:29 +0200: Warnung: Die SUID-Datei „System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent“ wurde geändert und wird nicht repariert.
2009-10-20 23:24:39 +0200: Warnung: Die SUID-Datei „System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DesktopServicesPriv.framework/Versions/A/Reso urces/Locum“ wurde geändert und wird nicht repariert.
2009-10-20 23:24:46 +0200:
2009-10-20 23:24:46 +0200: Reparatur der Zugriffsrechte abgeschlossen
2009-10-20 23:24:46 +0200:
2009-10-20 23:24:46 +0200:
sorry it's german... but translated it means: the SUID-File "..." was changed and will not be repaired. What ever that means... .
I really appreciate any help... .

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