Mail import from Panther to Tiger

I don't see my precise problem in the forums but here it is: I installed Tiger on my iBook and launched Mail, whereupon it asked me if I wanted to import my existing mail messages. I said yes, and it started the process (over 1GB of stuff).
Once the import was complete, the new application showed no messages, but all the mailboxes. It couldn't connect to my ISP either, so I quit. Meanwhile I had a warning that I was running out of space on my hard disk (so I gathered the messages were being copied). I then saw that the space on my hard disk was dangerously low.
I relaunched Mail to have another look and once again, it asked me if I wanted to import my existing mail messages, as though I had never been through the first procedure. I did a restart, but the available space is still low and of course I therefore cannot go through the process again.
I can't see that any mboxes are duplicated and after a search only one mbox is over 1GB in size. There is also only one Mail application.
I can't even insert a CD to copy off data to relieve space and put it back later. Can anyone help?
Thanks
Barry

Update: I did go through the Import process again, and it completed OK but once again all the mailboxes are there but none of the messages. I can hear the hard drive whirring etc which implies that it is assembling the messages somehow, but they don't show up.
I use a yahoo email address and the Unread messages on the web mail page turn into Read while Mail is running, so they are being forwarded and picked up.
Thanks again in advance
Barry

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