Installed 10.5; updated Mail and lost all items in mailbox folders

I rushed out and bought OS 10.5 yesterday ... home and installed it. Opened my Apple Mail application and it automatically prompted me to update it, so I did. However when all was said and done, the items in my mailbox folders disappeared.
I suppose I could go back and do a manual import to restore the files. However isn't this something that apple should have thought of? Also is there an easier way?
Thanks

If you tried all this an nothing worked i would back up my stuff quik as "¤#% and erase and instal.
Regarding your emails:
If you have IMAP you will still be able to acsess them by your webmail
" E-mail clients using IMAP generally leave messages on the server until the user explicitly deletes them"
If you have POP3
"Although most clients have an option to leave mail on server, e-mail clients using POP3 generally connect, retrieve all messages, store them on the user's PC as new messages, delete them from the server, and then disconnect."
This is just an idea, and it migth not work, but you should give it a try:
Try safe-boot and see if its the same problem opening mail, if you manage to open it in safe boot you should be able to back up you emails from there.
Safe-boot:
Hold down the <Shift> during startup until you see the login window with red text saying "Safe boot"
I migth be wrong, but i think there is another way to back up your mails from some system folder-not sure what one tho, someone else here or apple support can prbly awnser that
Good luck

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