Won't Save Drafts in Mail

I've seen various problems reported with the Draft mailbox...
My problem, very similar to other recent reports-- My drafts disappear (after closing and reopening Mail). My drafts have been faithfully saved for years, until recently ,until 10.5.4. I think it is 10.5.5 where the problem began for me. Manually saving also fails to save a draft in the Draft box.
Exception to this-- A very unsatisfactory work around is to -- Search one's name (official name in computer) and arrange the results by date-- There i find my currently lost messages, sorted by date.
Please fix Mail, and all the vital basics, instead of adding so much useless fluff, in each major upgrade

Hello boa:
I recommend you send your suggestions to Apple via the OS X feedback facility. These forums are user to user and are not the best way to feed Apple suggestions.
I would, if I were you, rebuild the mailbox (draft) that is causing problems. Since I have never encountered the problem you posted, I have not had any troubleshooting experience in that area.
Barry

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