Mail acting odd

1) starting about early Nov. random sent mail gets copied into drafts folder but most or all are also delivered.
2) upon restarting the computer a number of sent e-mails open spontaneously; when I try to close them, a message pops up saying they have not been sent, though I know they have
3) beginning last week the Mail icon has constantly displayed the little red "new mail" icon but there does not appear to be any new mail that I can find.
Any ideas how to resolve?

What type of account is this (POP, IMAP, .Mac)?
1) starting about early Nov. random sent mail gets copied into drafts
folder but most or all are also delivered.
It’s not that they are being copied into Drafts. It’s that, after sending the message, Mail sometimes fails to remove the copy that is always created there while composing the message.
2) upon restarting the computer a number of sent e-mails open spontaneously;
when I try to close them, a message pops up saying they have not been sent,
though I know they have
More info as to the circumstances and the exact message that Mail displays, please.

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