-through your @file{~/.netrc} for applicable entries. If none are found,
-it will prompt you for a login name and a password. The format of the
-@file{~/.netrc} file is defined in the @code{ftp} manual page, but here
-are the salient facts:
+through your @file{~/.authinforc} (or whatever you've set the
+@code{nntp-authinforc-file} variable to) for applicable entries. If
+none are found, it will prompt you for a login name and a password. The
+format of the @file{~/.authinforc} file is the same as the @code{ftp}
+@file{~/.netrc} file, which is defined in the @code{ftp} manual page,
+but here are the salient facts: