Mail can't be used & won't rebuild index

Hello,
I've had this problem since before I upgraded to Mavericks..
When I click on a link (to email someone from their site for instance), Mail tries to open.
After some time of waiting it says there is a problem and I need to rebuild the index.
Have tried to do this countless times, however it will not do it.
I now have to wait ages for it to give me the message and click Quit instead.
Is there something I can do to fix this?
I'd rather disable Mail than go through this procedure each time.
I have also looked at various discussions but none seem to match my problem, including trying to find the 'envelope index' or something in Finder but this can't be found.
Hope someone can help!
Many thanks

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