ISync syncs bookmarks on 3 of 4 computers

I have an new iMac & MacBook Pro both running 10.5.4, an iTouch with the newest update, and a slightly older iMac (in my office) running 10.4.11. The Safari bookmarks sync properly on everything EXCEPT the iMac running 10.4.11. I've tried resetting the sync data and resetting the sync history. Neither solved the problem. I removed the affected bookmarks.plist file to return Safari to its default bookmarks list, then tried resetting the sync data. No luck. All other items I'm syncing (address book, keychains, iCal) work properly on all four devices.
Anyone have any suggestions? All I can think of is to copy the bookmark.plist file from one of the computers that is syncing properly to replace the file that isn't . . . but then, that kind of defeats the purpose of iSync.
Thanks.

Sorry. Got caught in older terminology. The problems described are with MobileMe Sync. It's curious: Everything I've selected to sync (Safari Bookmarks, iCal, Address Book & Keychain) works correctly on both my computers running 10.5.4 and with the iTouch. But on the older iMac running 10.4.11, the Safari Bookmarks will not sync (though the other items all sync correctly).
It raises a question: Is there an incompatbility between MobileMe and the pre-Leopard version of Safari?

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