Where are all the emails stored in Postfix?

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I've installed Postfix MTA in Xubuntu. Where are all the emails stored in my Postfix server?

James C · Answer 1 · 2011-04-28 07:36:16Z

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They're stored in their various states at /var/spool/postfix

answered Apr 28 '11 at 7:36

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sehe · Answer 2 · 2011-04-28 08:16:09Z

They're stored in their various states at /var/spool/postfix

Only temporarily. Postfix has numerous supported backends for mail delivery so the answer is, it depends!

It will usually be in either maildir or mbox format under /var/mail/$username with default configs

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