OSX 10.5.8 and Mail incompatibility

Hope someone can help!
Have been using Mail 3.6 with 10.5.8 OK but installed a software update several days ago and since then Mail won't open and the message: "You cannot use this version of the application Mail with this version of Mac OSX" appears.
The folder Last Software Update shows the updates were: GarageBand, iWeb, iTunes and MacOSX Update Combined. The OSX update showed the string<key>zzzz041-0488</key> if that's a help.
Have restored an earlier back-up of Mail with the same result.
Can anyone offer an explanation and fix please?
THX

joham wrote:
When I check Mail from the Applications Folder, it tells me that I have Mail 3.0.
That's the real version number.
I guess the main question is: has my OS somehow corrupted or is there really a problem between the OS and Mail versions as per the original message?
For reasons that may be hard to determine, you have mismatched Mail versions. However, I wouldn't suspect that updater. Please download and install the OS X 10.5.8 "combo" updater:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL866
Should I consider reinstalling my OS? I don't want to lose all my files etc!
Unless you pick the "erase" option, that won't happen. But try the "combo" updater first.
Would the custom install option (for Mail only) delete my mailboxes etc?
I'm not sure what "custom install option" would allow installing Mail only.

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