Update to 10.4.6 Corrupted Fonts in Mail

In 10.4.5, I could read my mail.. Now I updated to 10.4.6 this mornng and my fonts in Mail are all messed up and I cannot read my incoming e-mail.
I got a program to clear my font cache and they did not work. I created a new account and logged in, fonts were fine, so I am left to assume it has to do with my user prefs in some way...
Any advice?

I'm having this same exact problem. I would email the screenshot, but can't send readable mail. You can view what's going on at the link below:
http://studiodavid.net/email.jpg
Powerbook G4 :: G4 QuickSilver :: Dual Core 2.3GHz G5 Mac OS X (10.4.6)

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