Erasing Disc to install TIger--want to keep Mail-How?

I am going to do an erase and install on an older iBook. The only thing on the machine that we need to keep is all our old mail messages, contacts, etc.
How do I back these up so I can add them back to mail when Tiger is installed?
Thanks.

Erasing is rarely necessary. In fact, I recommend against it. The risk that something goes wrong in the recovery makes it doubly as bad. So I recommend if you do erase, backup twice first. See my FAQ here on backing up:
http://www.macmaps.com/backup.html
If you have a different program than that FAQ discusses, please let me know, and I can help you trace down the origin of the necessary documents. Note, Mail typically only stores folders that you store on the computer manually if you use IMAP accounts, while leaving the rest on the server. POP is the opposite, though both can be setup to store on your computer.
That said, before you erase, please explain to me why you are erasing? Perhaps we can avoid the trouble altogether with some simple troubleshooting after you backup your data.

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