Sent mails disappeared in mail.app [4.2] randomely

hi there,
today it happened twi times. I sent mails, heard the sent-sound, but the mails didn't appear in »sent mails«.
I'm on IMAP under SL. What's the problem? Is it an IMAP problem? Is it an Apple mail.app problem? Both?
Please help, if possible. Now I always have to check the »sent mails« if the mails have gone through.
All the best!

Do you have good authority that SSL works with this server?
*I don’t really understand. If you mean, that the mail server is provided for ssl, yes it is.*
Control-click on the Inbox of this one IMAP account and choose Get Account Info. Does the first tab (Quota Limits) come up with names of all folder and number of messages within each?
*yes, there are all folders.*
Is there only one Sent folder listed?
yes.
Does the number of messages it is reported to contain agree with number for the Sent as seen in the regular Mail window?
*the sent information in the mail.app regular window shows 2479 outgoing mails. The information you mentioned shows 2503 outgoing mails. And the incoming mails are 2824, the information with ctrl-click shows 2951 mails.*
If you click on the Mailbox Behaviors tab, does that info agree with what would be seen with Mail Preferences/Accounts/Mailbox Behaviors?
yes.
Have you ever taken any action to force reindexing?
no.
Michael

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