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+IMAPAccount riseup
+# Address to connect to
+Host imap.riseup.net
+User gigavinyl@riseup.net
+# To store the password in an encrypted file use PassCmd instead of Pass
+PassCmd "gpg2 -q --for-your-eyes-only --no-tty -d ~/.password-store/riseup.net.gpg"
+#
+# Use SSL
+SSLType IMAPS
+# The following line should work. If get certificate errors, uncomment the two following lines and read the "Troubleshooting" section.
+#CertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
+#CertificateFile ~/.cert/imap.gmail.com.pem
+#CertificateFile ~/.cert/Equifax_Secure_CA.pem
+
+IMAPStore riseup-remote
+Account riseup
+
+MaildirStore riseup-local
+Subfolders Verbatim
+# The trailing "/" is important
+Path ~/mail/riseup/
+Inbox ~/mail/riseup/Inbox
+
+Channel riseup
+Master :riseup-remote:
+Slave :riseup-local:
+# Exclude everything under the internal [Gmail] folder, except the interesting folders
+Patterns *
+# Or include everything
+#Patterns *
+# Automatically create missing mailboxes, both locally and on the server
+Create Both
+# Save the synchronization state files in the relevant directory
+SyncState *