diff --git a/bashrc.d/local/Pauls-new-MacBook-Pro.local.bash b/bashrc.d/local/Pauls-new-MacBook-Pro.local.bash
index 298ac13..0f1d539 100644
--- a/bashrc.d/local/Pauls-new-MacBook-Pro.local.bash
+++ b/bashrc.d/local/Pauls-new-MacBook-Pro.local.bash
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 alias serv="cd ~/src/servicesmart"
 addpath /Users/paul/Library/Python/3.7/bin
 addpath ~/.npm-global/bin
+
+`netrc news.xcski.com NNTP`
diff --git a/bashrc.d/local/secbri-vmhost-1.bash b/bashrc.d/local/secbri-vmhost-1.bash
index b5b9231..3b2f06c 100644
--- a/bashrc.d/local/secbri-vmhost-1.bash
+++ b/bashrc.d/local/secbri-vmhost-1.bash
@@ -23,3 +23,5 @@ addpath $ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools
 
 export TERM=xterm-256color
 alias k="khal interactive"
+
+`netrc news.xcski.com NNTP`
diff --git a/bin/netrc b/bin/netrc
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..023ca22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/netrc
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import sys
+from netrc import netrc
+
+if len(sys.argv) < 2:
+    print("Usage: netrc machine [env_prefix]")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+prefix=""
+machine = sys.argv[1]
+if len(sys.argv) > 2: prefix = sys.argv[2]
+
+n = netrc()
+if machine in n.hosts.keys():
+    entry = n.hosts[machine]
+    print("export %sUSER=%s" % (prefix, entry[0]))
+    print("export %sPASS=%s" % (prefix, entry[2]))
+else:
+    print("echo %s not found in .netrc" % machine)
+    sys.exit(2)
diff --git a/slrnrc b/slrnrc
index 25fcea8..286a100 100644
--- a/slrnrc
+++ b/slrnrc
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 %nnrpaccess "HOSTNAME" "USERNAME" ""         % Prompt for password
 %nnrpaccess "HOSTNAME" ""         ""         % Prompt for username and password
 
+%nnrpaccess news.xcski.com blacksun2 vD82QRK6
 
 set hostname "blacksun.org.uk"
 set username "paul"
@@ -187,8 +188,8 @@ set abort_unmodified_edits 1
 % Command used to invoke editor.  In the following example, %s represents
 % the file name and %d represents the starting line number
 %set editor_command "jed '%s' -g %d -tmp"
-%set editor_command "joe '%s'"
-set editor_command "~/.edit.sh '%s'"
+set editor_command "joe '%s'"
+%set editor_command "~/.edit.sh '%s'"
 
 % Editor command for editing posts, mail, and score files.  Note the use of 
 % single quotes around %s.  This is only necessary if you use filenames 
@@ -307,7 +308,7 @@ set spoiler_display_mode 2
 %almost redundant, whereas with others which don't expire entries from
 %overview files regularly, it's almost vital.  If the users sees a lot of
 %"article not available" errors, they should probably try turning it on.
-set spool_check_up_on_nov 0
+% set spool_check_up_on_nov 0
 
 %---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %  GroupLens Support
@@ -520,4 +521,4 @@ setkey readline trim		 "\e/"		% Trim whitespace
 setkey readline quoted_insert	 "^Q"		% Quoted insert
 
 %interpret /usr/local/share/slrn/search.sl
-interpret /home/paul/.slrn/approved.sl
+%interpret /home/paul/.slrn/approved.sl