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@@ -6458,14 +6458,15 @@ null or path</p>
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 <p>The base directory for account maildir directories. May be a
-relative path, in which case it is relative the home
-directory.</p>
+relative path (e.g. the user setting this value as “MyMaildir”),
+in which case it is relative the home directory (e.g. resulting
+in “~/MyMaildir”).</p>
 
 <p><span class="emphasis"><em>Type:</em></span>
 string</p>
 
 <p><span class="emphasis"><em>Default:</em></span>
-<code class="literal">&quot;$HOME/Maildir&quot;</code></p>
+<code class="literal">&quot;Maildir&quot;</code></p>
 
 <p><span class="emphasis"><em>Declared by:</em></span></p>
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