README.SLACKWARE for isync After installation, create $HOME/.mbsyncrc. This file contains information about your email stores and channels. An example configuration, between a remote IMAP server and a local Maildir: MaildirStore local Path ~/Maildir/ IMAPAccount My-IMAP-server Host mail.myisp.foo Port 143 User myuser #Pass mypass -- if not supplied, mbsync will prompt at runtime IMAPStore My-IMAP-store Account My-IMAP-Server Channel My-Channel Master :My-IMAP-store: Slave :local: Patterns % !Trash # Synchronize all at this level except Trash Sync All Create Both Expunge Both See mbsync(1) for additional explanation and options.