Stuck in a loop

I tried (should have known better) to send an email with a 261 MB attachment. Mail 1.3.11 "Unexpectently Quit" after grinding away for quite awhile trying to send. Now the message is in my out folder and the whole process starts over when I launch Mail with the same result. I want to get rid of the message and until I do Mail is unusable. Any suggestions about how to delete the offending message? Also how do I set Mail so it doesn't automatically try to send messages that are in the Out box. Thanks.

Try this:
1. Quit Mail.
2. In the Finder, go to
~/Library/Mail/Mailboxes/.
3. Locate Outbox.mbox and move it to the
Desktop if you want to preserve the messages waiting
there, or just trash it otherwise.
Note: For those not familiarized with the
~/ notation, it refers to the user's home
folder, i.e. ~/Library is the Library folder
within the user's home folder.
how do I set Mail so it doesn't automatically try
to send messages that are in the Out box.
By shutting down your Internet connection before
opening Mail.
Thanks David. If I trash the Outbox.mbox will a new on be created when I launch Mail?

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