Clean Installing Leopard

I'd like to "clean install" Leopard, wiping my hard disk clean and starting from scratch, afterwards restoring my Mail messages, Network settings, and other User stuff. Then I'd reinstall my applications from the install discs. Is there a step-by-step available online?
Thanks.

Thanks much for the link. It lead me to some very good articles about preparing for Leopard and installing it. I did a clean install and then used the Migration Assistant (found in the Utilities folder) to move my User accounts over from a backup. Though I was disappointed that this did not move my e-mail accounts over, it was a simple task of moving my Mail folder and my preference file over from my backup. Voila! I'm up and running again.
Best regards.
-Ray

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