Mac Mail Sent File bogging down Mail, and entire system

At Mail start up, when I go to my Sent File, it appears to be attempting to update/access the file (that shouldn't need that much updating). The small pie chart icon that shows progress next to the Sent Folder starts, but doesn't progress past the first little sliver and the rainbow pinwheel just spins and spins and spins.
It ends up bogging down and eventually locking up the whole machine.
If I leave it alone and let it spin for a while (like 5-10 minutes) it will eventually finish whatever it was trying to do but any attempts in the interim to do much of anything is futile - even a force quit is super super laggy.
This problem has only been happening for the last week or so. I can't associate it with any sort of update or activity - it seems to have just come out of thin air.
Really making using mail almost impossible. Needless to say this is putting a significant cramp in my work which is especially email heavy.
Please advise.
MacBook Pro ('08 I think)
Running 10.6.8 (have not updated due to incompatibility with critical software)
Mail Version 4.6
Thanks

Eric,
It worked, thanks!
What is a "rebuild"? and why did that mailbox need rebuilding (and others didn't)?
Thanks again.

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