Reinstalling mail.app: any tips?

hi,
mail.app is behaving weirdly lately: deleted messages do not go to Trash sometimes, and if 2 messages arrive 'simultaneously', the header of 1 email sometimes is a duplicate of the other (so one header is accurate, the other is not).
I thought I'd give reinstalling a chance. I don't have these problems in Thunderbird or webmail, so it must be mail.app (right?)
What do I need to know before proceeding? Here are my specifics:
- 2 imap accounts, save sent/deleted/drafts on server, keep copies of all messages + attachments, sync everything via MobileMe(ss).
Thanks for any input!

oh yeh, sorry, forgot to mention:
already did:
1. safe boot (hold shift while start-up)
2. check drive for errors by putting in installation CD and running disk utility (repair disk) from that CD.
3. repair permissions with disk utility
Is that what you mean as well?
thanks

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