Transferring e-mail from 10.4.11 to 10.5.8

How do I transfer e-mail files from my iMac G3 using 10.4.11 to an iMac G5 using system 10.5.8? E.g., is there a way to transfer by ethernet connecting the two computers? I tried before but the newer OS won't accept the Mail application from the 10.4.11.

Hi, you just want to either Import into it using the new Mail app in 10.5.8, or possibly Migration Assistant.
Have you Networked the Computers before?
You can copy your old...
Users/YourUserName/Library/Mail
Folder to a Flash Drive, CD, HD, and use that to import the Mail & boxes.
I tried before but the newer OS won't accept the Mail application from the 10.4.11.
Correct, 10.5.x uses Mail v3.6, 10.4.11 uses Mail v2.1.3.

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