MAC Mail not saving all sent items

Hi,
I'm using OS X 10.6.7 and using MAC Mail over an IMAP connection.
For some reason this particular MAC Mail is not saving / recording all sent emails. The recipient is receiving them all so they've definitely been sent, but they're not appearing in the sent items / sent folders.
I have tried exactly the same IMAP account on another OS X 10.6.7 mac and ALL emails appear in the sent items.
It seems there is a fault / bug with the MAC Mail. Is there any hotfixes out there or any steps to try to ensure evry sent email is logged / saved in the sent folders?
Thanks
Chris

Chris,
I have nearly the exact problem. The only thing I have noticed is it only seems to happen with the first email I have sent out. I can have the mail program open for awhile and do other things but when I write a new email and send it, it doesn't show up in Sent. It also happens if my first email is a Reply. I have to write to the person I sent the email to and ask them to forward it back to me so I have a copy!
All subsequent emails are saved in my Sent folder.
I cannot yet consistently repeat the problem. Saving the mail in the Sent folder works 95% of the time.
I think because it is the first email I send out it catches me off guard. I usually open the mail program and start typing a new email, send it and then go about doing other things, then later I realize it's gone. I even check the online mail at me.com and it's never there either.
This all started maybe 2-3 months ago.
Phillip
Macbook Pro7,1
10.6.7

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