Mail Application off screen

I have just upgraded to 10.6.3 and when I opened Mail it was off the screen and I can't see it at all. Is there a way to get this back?
Thanks
David

Use AppleScripts such as:
tell application "Mail"
set bounds of window 1 to {415, 173, 1266, 661}
end tell
The AppleScript Editor is in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder. This method may not work with all windows or applications.
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