diff --git a/trunk/ripnews/README b/trunk/ripnews/README
index 1ccaeba..ccb9fed 100644
--- a/trunk/ripnews/README
+++ b/trunk/ripnews/README
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ after that I'll list the possible options.
 <== cut here ==>
 # Set the default NNTPSERVER to localhost
 NNTPSERVER=localhost
+# If you need authentication
+# NNTPSERVER=user:password@servername
 
 # Set the cachedir, this is where the subject caches are stored
 # without this ripnews will be much slower (but should still work)