Re-publishing archives...

I'm sure that I've seen this info. somewhere else, but I can't seem to find it 
again: Assuming 
that...

1. The original mail folder/messages are no longer available,
2. The .mhonarc.db file exists and is intact, and
3. Major changes have been made to the page layout for the archive,

...how does one re-publish an  archive after re-definning the resources?

Eric P.
SunPS Web Infrastructure Team