diff --git a/.cvsnotify b/.cvsnotify
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+#
+# You can add here extra email addresses (one per line) where notifications
+# should be sent on cvs commit.
+# This is easier than to modify CVSROOT/loginfo to add extra addresses there.
+# Lines that start with # or empty lines are ignored.
+#