Cannot Edit Rules with Mail 1.3.11 on 10.3.9

Hi Mac OS X v10.3 Users,
I just found out today that I can't edit many of my rules. I'd say about 50% of them cannot be edited when I select the rule and then click on the Edit button. The problem doesn't go away when I restart Mail, and the same rules seem to be affected.
When I select "About Mail", it says I have version 1.3.11 (v622/624). Software Update says I am up to date with everything except Quicktime.
G4 M5183 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

You may have a corrupted Rules preference. Quit Mail
and go to user/Library/Mail and look for
MessageRules.plist and MessageRules.plist.backup.
Delete MessageRules.plist (don't empty the Trash).
Rename MessageRules.plist.backup to
MessageRules.plist.
Restart Mail and see if you can edit the Rules now.
The names of the files are actually MessageSorting.plist and MessageSorting.plist.backup, and I renamed the corrupted file instead of deleting it, but otherwise I did what you said and I can edit my rules again! Thanks!
G4 M5183 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

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