My mail cannot delete message

so i just got my macbook and im having a bit of trouble. when i go to mail and try to delete a message i get this exact message The message “YouTube Message: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: 123k” could not be moved to the mailbox “Deleted Messages — AOL” "The IMAP command “UID COPY” (to Deleted Messages) failed for the mailbox “INBOX” with server error: UID COPY failed Deleted Messages: no such mailbox." i dont know why. im going to the genius bar soon, maybe they can help. please respond

Hi snipereye!
Is this KB Article Mac OS X 10.5, Mail: Unable to delete messages in AOL-based mail account helpful?
ali b

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