From: Robert Pluim <rpluim@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2019 15:26:10 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: Add 'nsm-trust-local-network' to NEWS
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Add 'nsm-trust-local-network' to NEWS

* etc/NEWS: Describe 'nsm-trust-local-network', and warn against its
use.
---

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 9a3725b033c..8b16a8a40fb 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -296,6 +296,14 @@ issued), you can either set 'network-security-protocol-checks' to nil,
 or adjust the elements in that variable to only happen on the 'high'
 security level (assuming you use the 'medium' level).
 
+---
+** New user option 'nsm-trust-local-network'.
+Allows skipping Network Security Manager checks for hosts on your
+local subnet(s).  It defaults to nil.  Usually, there should be no
+need to set this non-nil, and doing that risks opening your local
+network connections to attacks.  So be sure you know what you are
+doing before changing the value.
+
 +++
 ** Native GnuTLS connections can now use client certificates.
 Previously, this support was only available when using the external