Mail: returns attachments in emails I've sent!??

For some reason, sometimes, when I've sent attachments and the recipient replies, the same attachments are there yet they say they haven't reattached them! It happens randomly, not all the time so whether it's something to do with teh sender's set up I don't know. But how can this happen??? It's happened with my brother so I've quized him on it - there's absolutely no attachment visible on his reply. It's annoying as not only does it make me waste time looking at what I think they're sent, but it adds to my email inbox limit.
I'm running 10.5.8 on a Mac Pro 1.1.
Any help appreciated.

User oakmontoz posted a solution for this bug in this thread.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/16094914#16094914
I don't have the problem, so I haven't tied it out myself, but it seems that it can't hurt to give it a try.
Matt

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so if that dis not help, start the crude manner of trouble shooting a mac
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Host Name: Power-Mac-G5
Date/Time: 2006-12-21 12:08:33.936 -0500
OS Version: 10.4.8 (Build 8L127)
Report Version: 4
Command: Mail
Path: /Applications/Mail.app/Contents/MacOS/Mail
Parent: WindowServer [56]
Version: 2.1 (752)
Build Version: 1
Project Name: MailViewer
Source Version: 7520000
PID: 7555
Thread: 10
Exception: EXCBADACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERNINVALIDADDRESS (0x0001) at 0x50686f94
Thread 0:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9000ab48 machmsgtrap + 8
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9000aa9c mach_msg + 60
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x907dcb78 __CFRunLoopRun + 832
3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x907dc47c CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 268
4 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x93208740 RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 264
5 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x93207dd4 ReceiveNextEventCommon + 380
6 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x93207c40 BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode + 96
7 com.apple.AppKit 0x93730ae4 _DPSNextEvent + 384
8 com.apple.AppKit 0x937307a8 -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 116
9 com.apple.AppKit 0x9372ccec -[NSApplication run] + 472
10 com.apple.AppKit 0x9381d87c NSApplicationMain + 452
11 com.apple.mail 0x000871d8 0x1000 + 549336
12 com.apple.mail 0x00087080 0x1000 + 548992
Thread 1:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9000ab48 machmsgtrap + 8
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9000aa9c mach_msg + 60
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x907dcb78 __CFRunLoopRun + 832
3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x907dc47c CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 268
4 com.apple.Foundation 0x92970164 -[NSRunLoop runMode:beforeDate:] + 172
5 com.apple.Foundation 0x9297009c -[NSRunLoop run] + 76
6 com.apple.MessageFramework 0x9abd1198 +[_NSSocket _runIOThread] + 92
7 com.apple.Foundation 0x92961194 forkThreadForFunction + 108
8 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9002b508 pthreadbody + 96
Thread 2:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9001f08c select + 12
1 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x907ef40c __CFSocketManager + 472
2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9002b508 pthreadbody + 96
Thread 3:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9000ab48 machmsgtrap + 8
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9000aa9c mach_msg + 60
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x907dcb78 __CFRunLoopRun + 832
3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x907dc47c CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 268
4 com.apple.Foundation 0x9298869c +[NSURLConnection(NSURLConnectionInternal) _resourceLoadLoop:] + 264
5 com.apple.Foundation 0x92961194 forkThreadForFunction + 108
6 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9002b508 pthreadbody + 96
Thread 4:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9000ab48 machmsgtrap + 8
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9000aa9c mach_msg + 60
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x907dcb78 __CFRunLoopRun + 832
3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x907dc47c CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 268
4 com.apple.Foundation 0x929897dc +[NSURLCache _diskCacheSyncLoop:] + 152
5 com.apple.Foundation 0x92961194 forkThreadForFunction + 108
6 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9002b508 pthreadbody + 96
Thread 5:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9000ab48 machmsgtrap + 8
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9000aa9c mach_msg + 60
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x907dcb78 __CFRunLoopRun + 832
3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x907dc47c CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 268
4 com.apple.Foundation 0x92970164 -[NSRunLoop runMode:beforeDate:] + 172
5 com.apple.Foundation 0x9297009c -[NSRunLoop run] + 76
6 com.apple.WebKit 0x95ac3ef0 +[WebFileDatabase _syncLoop:] + 176
7 com.apple.Foundation 0x92961194 forkThreadForFunction + 108
8 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9002b508 pthreadbody + 96
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0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9002bbc8 semaphorewait_signaltrap + 8
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x900306ac pthreadcondwait + 480
2 com.apple.Foundation 0x92968300 -[NSConditionLock lockWhenCondition:] + 68
3 com.apple.AppKit 0x937cd708 -[NSUIHeartBeat _heartBeatThread:] + 324
4 com.apple.Foundation 0x92961194 forkThreadForFunction + 108
5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9002b508 pthreadbody + 96
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1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90054944 pthreadcondtimedwait + 676
2 com.apple.Foundation 0x929e05a0 FCONDITION_WAITTIMEOUT + 144
3 com.apple.Foundation 0x929e04bc -[NSConditionLock lockWhenCondition:beforeDate:] + 128
4 com.apple.MessageFramework 0x9abccd90 -[InvocationQueue _drainQueue] + 176
5 com.apple.Foundation 0x92961194 forkThreadForFunction + 108
6 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9002b508 pthreadbody + 96
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0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90054ae8 semaphoretimedwait_signaltrap + 8
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90054944 pthreadcondtimedwait + 676
2 com.apple.Foundation 0x929e05a0 FCONDITION_WAITTIMEOUT + 144
3 com.apple.Foundation 0x929e04bc -[NSConditionLock lockWhenCondition:beforeDate:] + 128
4 com.apple.MessageFramework 0x9abccd90 -[InvocationQueue _drainQueue] + 176
5 com.apple.Foundation 0x92961194 forkThreadForFunction + 108
6 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9002b508 pthreadbody + 96
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0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90054ae8 semaphoretimedwait_signaltrap + 8
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90054944 pthreadcondtimedwait + 676
2 com.apple.Foundation 0x929e05a0 FCONDITION_WAITTIMEOUT + 144
3 com.apple.Foundation 0x929e04bc -[NSConditionLock lockWhenCondition:beforeDate:] + 128
4 com.apple.MessageFramework 0x9abccd90 -[InvocationQueue _drainQueue] + 176
5 com.apple.Foundation 0x92961194 forkThreadForFunction + 108
6 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9002b508 pthreadbody + 96
Thread 10 Crashed:
0 <<00000000>> 0xfffeff18 objcmsgSendrtp + 24
1 com.apple.Foundation 0x9293d968 NSPopAutoreleasePool + 536
2 com.apple.MessageFramework 0x9abcceb4 -[InvocationQueue _drainQueue] + 468
3 com.apple.Foundation 0x92961194 forkThreadForFunction + 108
4 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9002b508 pthreadbody + 96
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1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90071168 pthreadcond_timedwait_relativenp + 556
2 ...apple.AddressBook.framework 0x94d4bcac -[ABRemoteImageLoader workLoop] + 132
3 com.apple.Foundation 0x92961194 forkThreadForFunction + 108
4 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9002b508 pthreadbody + 96
Thread 10 crashed with PPC Thread State 64:
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cr: 0x44000224 xer: 0x0000000000000000 lr: 0x000000009293d968 ctr: 0x000000009012b258
r0: 0x0000000000000001 r1: 0x00000000f0080920 r2: 0x00000000006be61c r3: 0x0000000015ec7150
r4: 0x0000000090aa8904 r5: 0x00000000000003e8 r6: 0xffffffffffffffff r7: 0x000000001579d000
r8: 0x0000000000000001 r9: 0x00000000006be000 r10: 0x000000000000000c r11: 0x000000006f548904
r12: 0x0000000050686f74 r13: 0x0000000000000000 r14: 0x0000000000000000 r15: 0x0000000000000000
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r20: 0x0000000000000000 r21: 0x0000000000000000 r22: 0x0000000000000000 r23: 0x0000000000000000
r24: 0x0000000000000000 r25: 0x0000000000000000 r26: 0x00000000aabccce0 r27: 0x0000000000000000
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