diff --git a/offlineimap/repository/repository.py b/offlineimap/repository/repository.py
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--- a/offlineimap/repository/repository.py
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-# Repository - abstract Repository class that returns the correct
-# Repository type instance based on 'account' and 'reqtype', e.g. 
-# a ImapRepository instance
-
-# Copyright (C) 2010 Sebastian Spaeth
-#
-#    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-#    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-#    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
-#    (at your option) any later version.
-#
-#    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#    GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
-
-from offlineimap.repository.IMAP import IMAPRepository, MappedIMAPRepository
-from offlineimap.repository.Gmail import GmailRepository
-from offlineimap.repository.Maildir import MaildirRepository
-from offlineimap.repository.LocalStatus import LocalStatusRepository
-
-class Repository(object):
-    """Abstract class that returns the correct Repository type
-    instance based on 'account' and 'reqtype', e.g.  a
-    class:`ImapRepository` instance."""
-
-    def __new__(cls, account, reqtype):
-        """
-        :param account: :class:`Account`
-        :param regtype: 'remote', 'local', or 'status'"""
-
-        if reqtype == 'remote':
-            name = account.getconf('remoterepository')
-            # We don't support Maildirs on the remote side.
-            typemap = {'IMAP': IMAPRepository,
-                       'Gmail': GmailRepository}
-
-        elif reqtype == 'local':
-            name = account.getconf('localrepository')
-            typemap = {'IMAP': MappedIMAPRepository,
-                       'Maildir': MaildirRepository}
-
-        elif reqtype == 'status':
-            # create and return a LocalStatusRepository
-            name = account.getconf('localrepository')
-            return LocalStatusRepository(name, account)
-
-        else:
-            raise ValueError, "Request type %s not supported" % reqtype
-
-        config = account.getconfig()
-        repostype = config.get('Repository ' + name, 'type').strip()
-        return typemap[repostype](name, account)
-
-    def __init__(self, account, reqtype):
-        """Load the correct Repository type and return that. The
-        __init__ of the corresponding Repository class will be
-        executed instead of this stub
-
-        :param account: :class:`Account`
-        :param regtype: 'remote', 'local', or 'status'
-        """
-        pass