MAIL - certain emails won't open, 10.6.4

Using Macbook, some emails won't open in mail (on 10.6.4). i can open several emails from the same person but particular ones won't open.
it's happened several times in the last week. to clarify, it's not the PROGRAM mail that won't open...it's just certain messages. if i move it from the "inbox" to another mailbox (not named inbox) , i can open it in a different mailbox. then if i move it back to the "inbox," it will open. Advice? Would love a true fix.
thanks.
amy
Message was edited by: amy lynn

I'm having a somewhat similar problem, and it's the second or third time it's happened. All of a sudden, I can't open emails in the Inbox or Sent folders prior to today's date. If I click on one I get an empty viewing screen, even though the message appears in the list. The last couple of time this happened I just went into Time Machine, did a restore, and then moved the restored messages back into the Inbox. So I haven't lost the messages, it's just annoying to have to keep doing this.
Any idea what is going on? I'm about ready to start looking at Eudora or Thunderbird.

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From: [email protected]
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