diff -r 000000000000 -r ae805ac0140d python-2.5.2/win32/Lib/test/test_netrc.py
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/python-2.5.2/win32/Lib/test/test_netrc.py	Fri Apr 03 17:19:34 2009 +0100
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+
+import netrc, os, unittest, sys
+from test import test_support
+
+TEST_NETRC = """
+machine foo login log1 password pass1 account acct1
+
+macdef macro1
+line1
+line2
+
+macdef macro2
+line3
+line4
+
+default login log2 password pass2
+
+"""
+
+temp_filename = test_support.TESTFN
+
+class NetrcTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp (self):
+        mode = 'w'
+        if sys.platform not in ['cygwin']:
+            mode += 't'
+        fp = open(temp_filename, mode)
+        fp.write(TEST_NETRC)
+        fp.close()
+        self.netrc = netrc.netrc(temp_filename)
+
+    def tearDown (self):
+        del self.netrc
+        os.unlink(temp_filename)
+
+    def test_case_1(self):
+        self.assert_(self.netrc.macros == {'macro1':['line1\n', 'line2\n'],
+                                           'macro2':['line3\n', 'line4\n']}
+                                           )
+        self.assert_(self.netrc.hosts['foo'] == ('log1', 'acct1', 'pass1'))
+        self.assert_(self.netrc.hosts['default'] == ('log2', None, 'pass2'))
+
+def test_main():
+    test_support.run_unittest(NetrcTestCase)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    test_main()