Where is the "Mail ServicesFolder"?

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Where is the "Mail ServicesFolder"?

The Mail Service Admin manual says "You can back up mail service data by making a copy of the Mail service folder.". But I can't find any reference to where the Mail Service folder actually is... like a path to it. Can someone tell me where it is?

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Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.5), Server

Posted on Jan 19, 2011 12:40 PM

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Camelot

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Jan 23, 2011 9:44 PM in response to anothersmurf

There are several components to mail, so the answer to your question lies somewhat on what you're trying to backup. Some of the answers are in Server Admin, some are in other service configuration files.

In either case, the primary/default locations are:

/etc/postfix: the main Postfix configuration directory
/var/imap: imap configuration files (set via Server Admin -> Mail -> Settings -> Advanced)
/var/spool/imap: user mailboxes (set via Server Admin -> Mail -> Settings -> Advanced)
/var/spool/postfix: various mail queues - incoming, deferred, bounces, etc.
/var/mailman: mailing lists configuration and archives

There are probably a few others I'm forgetting, too.

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