Mail.app memory use spirals out of control

Mail.app has developed a problem where it grows significantly in virtual and physical memory use, footprint upon opening just now is 132Mb physical, 497 Virtual. On three occasions yesterday I found my machine slowing down only to discover Mail.app holding >2Gb of virtual memory and constantly growing and all remaining physical memory. Asking Mail.app to quit resulted in no success and an increasing virtual footprint. On all occasions I had to terminate the application from the Force quit applications menu. My impression is that the machine would eventually grind to a halt from memory exhaustion or terminate the process however work pressures prohibited me from finding out which.
Background: I have 2 Macs with approximately the same config and setup, with email accounts and settings synchronised via mobile me. The main software difference is that the problem machine was upgraded to Safari4 upon its release and the non problem machine remains on the previous stable release. Since this upgrade, though I am not certain of the reliance, the mac mini has exhibited these problematic symptoms. I have checked for any Bundles in the ~Library/Mail and found none.
I am a competent unix user but naive at the idiosyncrasies of the mac so please feel free to point me to any specific troubleshooting guide or info on how to obtain better diagnostics

I "switched" to use Mail only yesterday, and am seeing this happen. Previously I used Entourage, but syncing problems w/ my phone were just getting out of hand.
I'm seeing up to 2GB/3GB of actual/virtual memory usage from Activity Monitor.
Any thoughts out there by anyone are appreciated. I'm using IMAP for GMail (~15k messages, including subfolders), 13k in my inbox.
Is there a chance that Mail is holding all those messages in active memory, rather than reading as necessary? What a bad design!? What are the chances that looking in thread view is causing this, rather than just reading them in order?

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Link Davis Diagnostic
Step 1
nothing
Step 2
com.google.keystone.daemon
com.adobe.fpsaud
Step 3
com.google.keystone.system.agent
com.displaylink.useragent
com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper
com.spotify.webhelper
com.facebook.videochat.rossmeador.updater
com.adobe.ARM.ad895013aeb33ea6e968d9fdc06c0eb42c7c2a5229d98d64ad002716
com.adobe.ARM.202f4087f2bbde52e3ac2df389f53a4f123223c9cc56a8fd83a6f7ae
com.adobe.AAM.Scheduler-1.0
Step 4
/Library/Components:
/Library/Extensions:
ATTOCelerityFC8.kext
ATTOExpressSASHBA2.kext
ATTOExpressSASRAID2.kext
ArcMSR.kext
CalDigitHDProDrv.kext
HighPointIOP.kext
HighPointRR.kext
PromiseSTEX.kext
SoftRAID.kext
/Library/Frameworks:
.DS_Store
AEProfiling.framework
AERegistration.framework
Adobe AIR.framework
AudioMixEngine.framework
DivX Toolkit.framework
HPDeviceModel.framework
HPPml.framework
HPServicesInterface.framework
HPSmartPrint.framework
HPSmartX.framework
NyxAudioAnalysis.framework
PluginManager.framework
Skype.framework
TSLicense.framework
iLifeFaceRecognition.framework
iLifeKit.framework
iLifePageLayout.framework
iLifeSQLAccess.framework
iLifeSlideshow.framework
iTunesLibrary.framework
/Library/Input Methods:
/Library/InputManagers:
Ecamm
/Library/Internet Plug-Ins:
AdobePDFViewer.plugin
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin
AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin101750.plugin
DRM Plugin.bundle
Default Browser.plugin
DirectorShockwave.plugin
Disabled Plug-Ins
DivXBrowserPlugin.plugin
Flash Player.plugin
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.webplugin
GarminGpsControl.plugin
Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin
JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin.plugin
Quartz Composer.webplugin
QuickTime Plugin.plugin
RealPlayer Plugin.plugin
Silverlight.plugin
flashplayer.xpt
googletalkbrowserplugin.plugin
iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
npdivx.xpt
npgtpo3dautoplugin.plugin
nsIQTScriptablePlugin.xpt
o1dbrowserplugin.plugin
/Library/Keyboard Layouts:
/Library/LaunchAgents:
com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
com.displaylink.useragent.plist
com.google.keystone.agent.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons:
com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
com.displaylink.usbnivolistener.plist
com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
/Library/PreferencePanes:
DivX.prefPane
Flash Player.prefPane
Flip4Mac WMV.prefPane
/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools:
/Library/QuickLook:
GBQLGenerator.qlgenerator
iBooksAuthor.qlgenerator
iWork.qlgenerator
/Library/QuickTime:
.DS_Store
AppleIntermediateCodec.component
AppleMPEG2Codec.component
macam.app
macam.component
/Library/ScriptingAdditions:
/Library/Spotlight:
.DS_Store
GBSpotlightImporter.mdimporter
LogicPro.mdimporter
Microsoft Office.mdimporter
iBooksAuthor.mdimporter
iWork.mdimporter
/Library/StartupItems:
HP IO
/etc/mach_init.d:
/etc/mach_init_per_login_session.d:
/etc/mach_init_per_user.d:
Library/Address Book Plug-Ins:
SkypeABDialer.bundle
SkypeABSMS.bundle
Library/Fonts:
Library/Input Methods:
.localized
Library/Internet Plug-Ins:
CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin.plugin
FacebookVideoCalling.bundle
Picasa.plugin
WebEx.plugin
WebEx64.plugin
Library/Keyboard Layouts:
Library/LaunchAgents:
com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
com.adobe.ARM.202f4087f2bbde52e3ac2df389f53a4f123223c9cc56a8fd83a6f7ae.plist
com.adobe.ARM.ad895013aeb33ea6e968d9fdc06c0eb42c7c2a5229d98d64ad002716.plist
com.facebook.videochat.rossmeador.plist
com.spotify.webhelper.plist
com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper.plist
Library/PreferencePanes:
Library/QuickTime:
Google Camera Adapter 0.component
Google Camera Adapter 1.component
Library/Services:
.localized
Step 5
Nothing
Etresoft Before Launching Mail
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro11,1
1 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2 cores
16 GB RAM
Video Information:
Intel Iris - VRAM: 1024 MB
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0
AirPlay: Version: 1.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3
Startup Items:
HP IO - Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
System Software:
OS X 10.9 (13A2093) - Uptime: 0 days 0:6:5
Disk Information:
APPLE SSD SM1024F disk0 : (1 TB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 999.7 GB (761.42 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
USB Information:
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Apple Inc. Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
Kernel Extensions:
Problem System Launch Daemons:
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
[not loaded] com.displaylink.usbnivolistener.plist
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
[failed] com.displaylink.useragent.plist
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist
[loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist
[loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist
[loaded] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper.plist
User Login Items:
None
3rd Party Preference Panes:
DivX
Flash Player
Flip4Mac WMV
Internet Plug-ins:
AdobePDFViewer.plugin
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin
AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin101750.plugin
Default Browser.plugin
DirectorShockwave.plugin
DivXBrowserPlugin.plugin
Flash Player.plugin
FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin
GarminGpsControl.plugin
Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin
googletalkbrowserplugin.plugin
iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
npgtpo3dautoplugin.plugin
o1dbrowserplugin.plugin
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin.plugin
QuickTime Plugin.plugin
RealPlayer Plugin.plugin
Silverlight.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin.plugin
Picasa.plugin
WebEx.plugin
WebEx64.plugin
Bad Fonts:
None
Time Machine:
Auto backup: NO
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
    2% WindowServer
    1% EtreCheck
    0% coreservicesd
    0% Dock
    0% CoreServicesUIAgent
    0% imagent
Top Processes by Memory:
344 MB   mds_stores
213 MB   Safari
115 MB   Dock
82 MB    mdworker
66 MB    mds
33 MB    MacKeeper Helper
33 MB    PluginProcess
33 MB    WindowServer
16 MB    com.apple.dock.extra
16 MB    storeagent
Virtual Memory Statistics:
12.72 GB Free RAM
1.77 GB Active RAM
176 MB   Inactive RAM
1.33 GB Wired RAM
660 MB   Page-ins
0 B      Page-outs
Immediately After Launching Mail
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro11,1
1 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2 cores
16 GB RAM
Video Information:
Intel Iris - VRAM: 1024 MB
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0
AirPlay: Version: 1.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3
Startup Items:
HP IO - Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
System Software:
OS X 10.9 (13A2093) - Uptime: 0 days 0:8:39
Disk Information:
APPLE SSD SM1024F disk0 : (1 TB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 999.7 GB (761.39 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
USB Information:
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Apple Inc. Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
Kernel Extensions:
Problem System Launch Daemons:
Problem System Launch Agents:
[failed] com.apple.pictd.plist
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
[not loaded] com.displaylink.usbnivolistener.plist
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
[failed] com.displaylink.useragent.plist
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist
[loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist
[loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist
[loaded] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper.plist
User Login Items:
None
3rd Party Preference Panes:
DivX
Flash Player
Flip4Mac WMV
Internet Plug-ins:
AdobePDFViewer.plugin
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin
AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin101750.plugin
Default Browser.plugin
DirectorShockwave.plugin
DivXBrowserPlugin.plugin
Flash Player.plugin
FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin
GarminGpsControl.plugin
Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin
googletalkbrowserplugin.plugin
iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
npgtpo3dautoplugin.plugin
o1dbrowserplugin.plugin
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin.plugin
QuickTime Plugin.plugin
RealPlayer Plugin.plugin
Silverlight.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin.plugin
Picasa.plugin
WebEx.plugin
WebEx64.plugin
Bad Fonts:
None
Time Machine:
Auto backup: NO
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
    98% mds_stores
    31% Mail
    3% WindowServer
    1% opendirectoryd
    1% EtreCheck
    1% fontd
    0% usernoted
    0% coreservicesd
    0% Dock
    0% mDNSResponder
Top Processes by Memory:
9.67 GB mds_stores
262 MB   Mail
213 MB   Safari
115 MB   Dock
98 MB    mds
66 MB    ReportCrash
66 MB    WindowServer
49 MB    Notes
49 MB    SystemUIServer
33 MB    MacKeeper Helper
Virtual Memory Statistics:
1.54 GB Free RAM
12.70 GB Active RAM
396 MB   Inactive RAM
1.37 GB Wired RAM
954 MB   Page-ins
0 B      Page-outs

Have you looked into Activity Monitor utility to see what system resources exist and how they are being allocated to applications, the OS X, and other background functions?
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Apple product, with a G4/G5 CPU from before 2006? If so,
a host could move the discussion from this Intel area.
Without more information, a failure of traction results from speculation.
Is your computer still running OS X 10.5.3, or is that 10.5.8+ now?
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From another thread -
Deleting mail from backup
In any case, I'm posting this to help others. I can't say with certainty what fixed this for me, but my hunch is that deleting (and then re-adding) the iCloud account on BOTH my iPhone and iPad had something to do with it. Or maybe it was launching/syncing via Mail.app, and/or giving it some time. Or maybe those prayers had something to do with it after all.
The funniest part about all of this is that my whole iPhone backup (with small Camera Roll) takes up 3.6 GB and my whole iPad backup (with even smaller Camera Roll) takes up 1.4 GB... so I'm still right up against that 5 GB quota, and will still end up paying $20/year for the extra 10 GB of space anyway. If only for elbow room, and if only for peace of mind.
So there ya have it.

Big memory leak in Snow Leopard? Active memory out of control!

I just restarted my computer about 40 minutes ago to solve this problem once and my active memory is already out of control. Activity monitor says there's over 5.2 GB of active memory, but looking at the process list there's not nearly that much. I'll add a link to a screenshot of my activity monitor. I have run absolutely nothing that is not in the list currently. Any idea what's going on?
http://i.imgur.com/DGUcf.png

Well, thanks for your concern, but I won't miss you if you don't post another reply.
I did some watching and I have a little more info. I kept activity monitor open and kept an eye on it after another reboot. The apps I had open were: FCP, Compressor, Safari (open to gmail in the background and this thread in another tab), and iTunes. Nothing else.
At some point, without me doing anything specific to prompt it, the active memory (yellow) jumped from ~1.3GB all the way up to ~5.5 in the span of about 5 or 6 seconds. When I say I didn't do anything, I mean I happened to be doing something on my phone when I noticed it. I suspect it has something to do with Safari, but even when I shut every program down, the active memory stays at around 5-5.5 GB. The only thing I can do to get it down is to reboot.

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