Where is my POP/IMAP mail stored?

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If you've chosen to deliver mail to a POP or IMAP mailbox, that mail is stored in Maildir format inside the "mailstore" directory in your home directory.

Advanced users can view the mail files using a shell connection, or retrieve the files for backup purposes using a tool like rsync (or even by FTP if you add an additional FTP account that has access to the mail directory).

What's the exact "path" for a mailbox?

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