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diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
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--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -1044,9 +1044,13 @@ restored when the file is visited.
 
 ** Smtpmail
 
-Authentication mechanisms can be added via external packages, by
+*** Authentication mechanisms can be added via external packages, by
 defining new 'cl-defmethod' of 'smtpmail-try-auth-method'.
 
+*** To always force smtpmail to send credentials over on the first
+attempt when communicating with the SMTP server(s), the
+`smtpmail-servers-requiring-authorization' variable can be used.
+
 ** Footnote mode
 
 *** Support Hebrew-style footnotes