Synchronizing Mail on home Mac and Powerbook (OS 10.4 & 10.3)

I think I used to be able to put my up to date e-mail on my Powerbook when going on a trip and then transfer back it back to my home machine by copying the mail folder in the user library.
However it isn't working now. I get all the current mailboxes but Mail on the powerbook doesn't see any of the mail files from the last several months.
I upgraded my home computer to OS 10.4 several months ago. The PowerBook is still on 10.3.9 Is that the problem? Is the older Mail 1.3.11 unable to read files saved in the current Mail? (I'm on the road now so I don't remember what number the current Mail is.)
If that is the problem I suppose I either need to upgrade the Powerbook or switch to a server based e-mail like Gmail.
What is the recommended solution for keeping e-mail synchronized at home and on the road?
John
G5 1800 DP Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Hello John.
The mbox format used by Tiger Mail is significantly different than the mbox format used by previous Mail.app versions and is not backwards compatible without a workaround.
What is the recommended solution for keeping e-mail synchronized
at home and on the road?
Using an IMAP type account instead of a POP type account which requires nothing special in order to do so.

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