diff -Naur dovecot-1.2.10/dovecot-example.conf dovecot-1.2.10-magellan/dovecot-example.conf
--- dovecot-1.2.10/dovecot-example.conf	2010-03-04 17:53:02.000000000 +0100
+++ dovecot-1.2.10-magellan/dovecot-example.conf	2010-03-04 17:54:05.000000000 +0100
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
 #
 # <doc/wiki/MailLocation.txt>
 #
-#mail_location = 
+#mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir
 
 # If you need to set multiple mailbox locations or want to change default
 # namespace settings, you can do it by defining namespace sections.
diff -Naur dovecot-1.2.10/src/master/master-settings.c dovecot-1.2.10-magellan/src/master/master-settings.c
--- dovecot-1.2.10/src/master/master-settings.c	2010-03-04 17:53:02.000000000 +0100
+++ dovecot-1.2.10-magellan/src/master/master-settings.c	2010-03-04 17:54:24.000000000 +0100
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
 	MEMBER(mail_uid) "",
 	MEMBER(mail_gid) "",
 
-	MEMBER(mail_location) "",
+	MEMBER(mail_location) "maildir:~/Maildir",
 	MEMBER(mail_cache_fields) "",
 	MEMBER(mail_never_cache_fields) "imap.envelope",
 	MEMBER(mail_cache_min_mail_count) 0,