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@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ Note: this spamassassin setting needs `ENABLE_SPAMASSASSIN=1`
 
 ##### ONE_DIR
 
-  - **0** => state in default directory
-  - 1 => consolidate all states that should be persisted across container restarts into `/var/mail-state` (use docker volume or shared folder with host)
+  - **0** => state in default directories
+  - 1 => consolidate all states into a single directory (`/var/mail-state`) to allow persistence using docker volumes
 
 ##### ENABLE_POP3