Setting up Mail on a network

After countless years of being subject to the tyranny of Windows (and other horrible operating systems going back to 1984), we (2 of us) have broken free and are now the proud owners of an iMac and a MacBook connected together by a wireless network. We achieved our freedom less than 2 weeks ago, so we are still in the throes of setting up our system and we would be grateful for some advice about Mail.
We have a POP mail account with a main e-mail address, but our previous mail program (Turnpike) allowed us to have further addresses by using mailboxes within the program. When I set up Mail on the iMac, I created the account, with 3 e-mail addresses (1 was the main one and the other 2 as 'aliases'(?)) and on the MacBook I created the account in the same way, but with the other 2 e-mail addresses - the main one wasn't included at all.
I had hoped that when either one of us logged on to get mail, then we would download only those messages specifically addressed to the e-mail addresses that I had entered in Mail Preferances|Accounts. (Am I making sense?) Unfortunately it didn't work - whichever of the 2 of us who logged on first downloaded all the messages, no matter who they were addressed to.
Then I decided to set up Mailboxes on the two machines - 3 on the iMac and 2 on the MacBook - with Rules which would redirect mail to the appropriate Mailbox. This is where I have come unstuck; the Rules operate perfectly well on the iMac, but I have no idea what to put after 'Move Message to Mailbox:' because the 2 Mailboxes are on the MacBook. Should I put the MacBook's name? Its IP address? Is this possible at all in Mail? Do I need to use a different e-mail application?
If anyone else has found a solution to this problem, I would be most grateful for your advice. Reading through this, I realise that I have gone on at great length and for that I apologise - especially to those who might be gently snoozing by now. We really do love our Macs and have all the symptoms of recent converts - boring anyone within hailing distance with interminable stories of how wonderful they are.
Many thanks.
iMac 20" Intel/ MacBook 13" Intel Mac OS X (10.4.7) Wireless network

our previous mail program (Turnpike) allowed us to have
further addresses by using mailboxes within the program.
I don't know what Turnpike is, but what you're saying here doesn't make sense.
I had hoped that when either one of us logged on to
get mail, then we would download only those messages
specifically addressed to the e-mail addresses that I
had entered in Mail Preferances|Accounts.
When Mail (or any other mail POP client) logs into your mail account on the server, it doesn't care at all what your email address is. The only thing that matters is the username and password required to log into the account. Once logged in, all the newly arrived messages there are downloaded.
I have no idea what to put after 'Move Message to
Mailbox:' because the 2 Mailboxes are on the MacBook.
Should I put the MacBook's name? Its IP address? Is
this possible at all in Mail?
You cannot move mail to mailboxes not stored within your home folder in Mail, neither with a rule nor manually. You may be able to overcome this limitation with a different mail client.

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