Time Machine & E-Mail adress corrupted

Hello,
Context :
I go quite often to Time Machine to have a look at my E-Mail In-box status of some days ago. I do so by entering into Time Machine with E-Mail inbox active.
Problem :
When I am entering into Time Machine while E-Mail Inbox is actively displayed and just scroll through previous dates, have a look at it and exit with no restore, my personal E-Mail adress get corrupted from "[email protected]" to "[email protected]". This is shown when I send an E-Mail just after. I need to go to the account management (preferences) to edit and save the electronic adress back to "[email protected]"
Configuration:
iMac 21,5" late 2012 2, 9Ghz
Mac OS X10.8.2
E-MAil account type : POP
E-MAil adress : [email protected]
Can anyone tell me if this is a bug or a bad usage or missunderstanding from my side?
Thanks in advance.
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