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Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:

> 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?

Well, why not?  It isn't likely, but not out of the question either.
Really, I don't see the reasoning behind using the same file for both
ftp remote login data and NNTP authentication data, especially when
both will be using the same syntax.  I don't see any pros, but I do
see points of potential conflict (even if relatively minor).  For
example, people with FTP access to their newsserver who use this Gnus
option will inadvertently be losing the FTP session password
protection they once had.  

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

I still think the default should be a file other than .netrc, and if
one specifically wants to use .netrc, they can specify that with
`nntp-netrc-file'.