Lost my inbox

Hi,
I have lost my inbox. Sent items are present. I don't believe I'm receiving email also.
help?
Steve

Steve,
Is there no Inbox, or does there appear to be no messages in the Inbox?
Quit Mail, and in the Finder open Home/Library/Mail and locate the account folder for this account. If POP, its name will begin with POP. Open the Account folder, and observe whether there is a mailbox folder for INBOX.mbox? If there is, control-click on it, choose Get Info, and report the size of the INBOX.mbox file.
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