Where does a published RDL file sit?

It is not a file on the server. It stored as a BLOB in the ReportServer database.

(In the Catalog table to be precise on SSRS 2005)

Extended Answer

This page shows how to retrieve this using T-SQL

http://mscrmuk.blogspot.com/2009/05/reading-rdl-definitions-directly-from.html

Jeff

Update: here's the relevant query, in case that blog post disappears in the future:

select convert(varchar(max), convert(varbinary(max), content))
from catalog
where content is not null

Following query specifically provide the report's blob

 SELECT Name, convert (varchar(max), convert (varbinary(max),[Content])) AS ReportRDL
 FROM [dbo].[Catalog] where TYPE =2

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