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Jason R Mastaler <jason@4b.org> writes:

> Since .netrc is already used for FTP, I think Gnus should definately
> not use .netrc to hold it's NNTP authorization data, but rather it's
> own file.  (for security reasons)

Well, uhm...  Why?  It isn't likely that one has the news server in
there already, and putting it there doesn't make much difference, does
it?

But I can make it a variable, of course.  `nntp-netrc-file'.

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(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
  larsi@gnus.org * Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen