Mail shows wrong message

[wilfried]

This problem cropped up in the last couple days. I download from my Gmail account via IMAP. Occasionally, when I open an email message in Mail, completely the wrong email shows up. Instead of the message I just received, I see some random message from weeks or months ago. I have no idea what might have caused this, and I haven't discerned a pattern as to which messages show this error, or which wrong email shows up. I have to go back to the web version to read the correct message. Does anyone have any ideas as to the cause, or the fix?

 

[NicP]

I have just started getting the same problem, any ideas on a fix?

 

[u415967]

I'm getting this problem as well. It is okay online, on my ipod, just wrong on my Macbook pro.

I'm using .mac with Leopard.

 

[wilfried]

Sorry I can't be of help. The problem cleared up after a while, but I don't know what I did to fix it. I did try rebuilding "Mail's Envelope Index" in Onyx, but I don't remember if that's what did it. It's probably worth a shot.

 

[pat.99]

Rebuild the mail box (from another Mac forum)

Hi all,
I kept looking for solutions to this problem, since my Mac G5 desktop (running 10.5.6) also has been doing it for a couple of weeks. It displays a message from months ago, even though I have clicked on a message that just came in today (via IMAP, if that matters).
Anyway, another Mac forum had the solution that worked for me: You need to choose the mailbox from the left panel (for me, I had to not just choose Inbox, but also choose underneath that the specific account I wanted). Then go to the toolbar, and under "Mailbox", click "Rebuild".