Why are my email attachments being corrupted?

I have received a number of e-mails recently where attachments have been corrupted.  Other people have received exactly the same e-mails and the attachments have been just fine.  This has happened with jpgs and pdfs - I don't see any particular trend about what the attachment is.  The only common point seems to be my @mac.com MobileMe email backend.  Some threads have suggested that I 'rebuild' my e-mail folder - I've done that and it has no effect. I don't think it's my computer - I suspect that this is a server somewhere - what can I do?
Macbook air 1.4 Ghz Core 2 duo - 10.6.8

The issue with not seeing the paper clip in your Sent mailbox seems to be totally removed from anything related to recipients, and is something to perhaps yet be addresses in a future update.
To the issue with recipients, I would guess the recipient is using Outlook or Outlook Express, and the message is being sent in Rich Text (a form of HTML) and the recipient either cannot open the attachment, or they have an over zealous anti-virus filter that is removing the attachment out of fear caused by the presence of HTML.
More info about the recipient's platform, please.
Ernie

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