>I can not use the program now because every time I start it, I get a >message "rebuilding indices"... so I wait until just before it is >finished I get > >Database error
Your mail is probably safe. Try holding down the command and option keys the next time you start PM. This brings up the option dialog to rebuild various things. Check all of them, including the "Low Level" rebuild. If this does not correct the problem, write back. --Ira

