Mailbox Compaction Error?

Help!
I have an iMac (Mac OS X 10.2.8) and suddely I am having trouble deleting emails from my mailbox. When I attempt to delete emails (both from my inbox as well as from my sent files) a dialog box pops up that reads:
Compaction Error
There was a failure while writing to the disk. The disk may be full. The mailbox will be restored to its state before compaction.
Any advice on how to fix this problem without having to pay a $49.95 technical support fee?
Thanks!

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