Mail will not allow attachments

I can't get Mail 3.6 to accept attachments. I've tried dragging and selecting them and it won't go into the body of the message

You could have a corrupted Mail preferences file. To find out and fix it, do this:
First, unless you have your account setup information memorized, go to Preferences > Accounts and write it all down; then close the Preferences window and quit Mail.
If you have any or all IMAP email accounts, go to Home/Library/Mail and remove the account folders for the IMAP accounts only. Don't remove anything else.
Restart Mail, setup your account(s) again and wait for mail to either find your existing messages, or in the case of IMAP accounts, download them again. Then reset your preferences again the way you want them to be.
Test to see if the problem continues.

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