diff --git a/offlineimap/repository/IMAP.py b/offlineimap/repository/IMAP.py
index 8548b6d..33987e2 100644
--- a/offlineimap/repository/IMAP.py
+++ b/offlineimap/repository/IMAP.py
@@ -85,10 +85,30 @@ class IMAPRepository(BaseRepository):
         return self.imapserver.delim
 
     def gethost(self):
-        return self.getconf('remotehost')
+	host = None
+        localeval = self.localeval
+
+        if self.config.has_option(self.getsection(), 'remotehosteval'):
+	    host = self.getconf('remotehosteval')
+	if host != None:
+	    return localeval.eval(host)
+
+	host = self.getconf('remotehost')
+	if host != None:
+	    return host
 
     def getuser(self):
-        return self.getconf('remoteuser')
+	user = None
+        localeval = self.localeval
+
+        if self.config.has_option(self.getsection(), 'remoteusereval'):
+	    user = self.getconf('remoteusereval')
+	if user != None:
+	    return localeval.eval(user)
+
+	user = self.getconf('remoteuser')
+	if user != None:
+	    return user
 
     def getport(self):
         return self.getconfint('remoteport', None)
@@ -109,6 +129,14 @@ class IMAPRepository(BaseRepository):
         return self.getconfboolean('expunge', 1)
 
     def getpassword(self):
+	passwd = None
+        localeval = self.localeval
+
+        if self.config.has_option(self.getsection(), 'remotepasseval'):
+	    passwd = self.getconf('remotepasseval')
+	if passwd != None:
+	    return localeval.eval(passwd)
+
         password = self.getconf('remotepass', None)
         if password != None:
             return password
@@ -117,7 +145,7 @@ class IMAPRepository(BaseRepository):
             fd = open(os.path.expanduser(passfile))
             password = fd.readline().strip()
             fd.close()
-            return password
+	    return password
         return None
 
     def getfolder(self, foldername):