Mail won't keep sent messages

Having been long frustrated with my AOL account, I recently decided to open an IMAP account with Mail. Everything works great with one exception: It successfully sends my emails and attachments, but doesn't keep copies of anything in the sent folder. I've tried preferences:Mailbox behaviors, unchecking and then checking the box to save sent messages on the server. Yet they still don't show in my sent box. I need to keep track of my outgoing messages, so this makes Mail worse than useless to me. What to do?
Phil Heald

Lynn,
Hello, and welcome to the Discussions. You likely have a very different issue:
If you are running 10.3.9, as your info reports, you most likely have an Overstuffed Mailbox, meaning it has become large enough to be a problem for Mail to properly index. Read the User Tip linked below:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=121837
How large is this mailbox when you check it?
Ernie

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Well, be stumped I did all that, but to be sure, I did it again:
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Dov,
I should also have asked if there are any Sent mailbox further down in the Sidebar, below Drafts? With most IMAP accounts, when there is a Sent folder immediately below the single Inbox (but indented) for an account after setup, then the proper procedure is to highlight that mailbox folder, and click on the Mailbox in the Men Bar, and select Use This Mailbox For __. When not a folder on the server, the options following this Command are Gray.
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