Mail preferences - or something - have changed

I'm sure I've not changed anything but:
The column view has changed - I had it so that the first column for
my inbox was the sender, and in my drafts it was the intended
recipients. Now they are all sender [so I have no idea who drafts are
going to!]. Or, if change it in the drafts window it changes all the
others, and they make no sense.
Odder still, my drafts are no longer drafts, in that they behave as
if they have been sent in that they can't be altered. To finish one
off I have to use send again, and then to delete the original.
Is this not odd?
Cheers, Colin
iPod generation:
insecure
Pressurised
Over-taxed
Debt-ridden
iBook G3, 900Mhz, 640Mb RAM Mac OS X (10.4.8) Palm with TomTom

I upgraded to 10.4.9 last night andMail just went back to its 'normal' behaviour.
I touched nothing!
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