diff --git a/Doc/lib/libnntplib.tex b/Doc/lib/libnntplib.tex
index e0f99894161..5565289eed9 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libnntplib.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libnntplib.tex
@@ -58,8 +58,9 @@ The module itself defines the following items:
 Return a new instance of the \class{NNTP} class, representing a
 connection to the NNTP server running on host \var{host}, listening at
 port \var{port}.  The default \var{port} is 119.  If the optional
-\var{user} and \var{password} are provided, the
-\samp{AUTHINFO USER} and \samp{AUTHINFO PASS} commands are used to
+\var{user} and \var{password} are provided, 
+or if suitable credentials are present in \file{~/.netrc},
+the \samp{AUTHINFO USER} and \samp{AUTHINFO PASS} commands are used to
 identify and authenticate the user to the server.  If the optional
 flag \var{readermode} is true, then a \samp{mode reader} command is
 sent before authentication is performed.  Reader mode is sometimes