diff --git a/ripnews.rb b/ripnews.rb
index 1f81e12..035ba55 100755
--- a/ripnews.rb
+++ b/ripnews.rb
@@ -774,6 +774,9 @@ def main
 		@decode_file_lock = Mutex.new
 		profile_mem("#{group} start")
 		puts "\nGetting articles for #{group}"
+puts "nntpserver #{@config[group]["NNTPSERVER"]}"
+puts "newsrcname #{@config[group]["NEWSRCNAME"]}"
+puts "maxage #{@config[group]["MAXAGE"]}"
 		@articles = Article.new(@config[group]["NNTPSERVER"], group, @config[group]["NEWSRCNAME"], @config[group]["MAXAGE"])
 		fill_preselector(group)
 		puts "initialized"