diff --git a/doc/todo/Wishlist__58___additional_environment_variables_for_hooks.mdwn b/doc/todo/Wishlist__58___additional_environment_variables_for_hooks.mdwn
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--- a/doc/todo/Wishlist__58___additional_environment_variables_for_hooks.mdwn
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@@ -12,3 +12,8 @@ and
 I've made some changes to flickrannex to allow the sub-directories above the uploaded image to be added as tags.  This change has been merged into trunk: [[https://github.com/TobiasTheViking/flickrannex]]
 
 What I needed was both the environment variables mentioned above.  One is set as part of the annex-hook and the other I guestimate from the file path.  If it was set in git-annex it would be much cleaner (and accurate).  So...I think this info would be useful for other hook.
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+> I think this was referring to the old hook special remote. External
+> special remotes have supplanted that. And when using an external special
+> remote you can query for such data once when starting your special remote
+> program, so no need for git-annex to do it. [[wontfix|done]] --[[Joey]]