Possible to mirror itunes over LAN?

is it possible to mirror itunes library and all playlists from my older imac to my new imac? i know you can share, but i want both itunes to be exact. both machines are running itunes 6.0.1
imac g5 isight Mac OS X (10.4.3)
imac g5 isight Mac OS X (10.4.3)

In theory that should be possible:
Rename your "iTunes" folder in your "Music" directory on your new iMac.
Create an alias named "iTunes" that points to the "iTunes" Folder on your old iMac and place it into "Music" on your new iMac (where the renamed iTunes folder resides).
That should work - but accessing/altering your Library from both Macs at the same time could mess it up.

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