Tranferring Mail settings and data to new volume?

My old 10.4.9 system got damaged so I reinstalled on a second internal HD array. How do I bring all my Mail stuff (spam filter, mailboxes, accounts, attachments, etc.) over to the new volume? Can I just copy them from preferences into analogous locations on the new volume? If so, what other things do I need to worry about aside from preferences?
Thanks for any help.

Hello Thomas.
With the Mail.app quit on your volume, place a copy of the Mail folder which was located at Home > Library > Mail in the same location on your new volume and Home > Library.
Place a copy of the com.apple.mail.plist file which was located at Home > Library > Preferences > com.apple.mail.plist in the same location on your volume.
Launch Mail and it should be completely restored.

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