diff --git a/doc/todo/auto_remotes.mdwn b/doc/todo/auto_remotes.mdwn
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@@ -19,3 +19,5 @@ otherwise ssh:// ones.)
 
 Question: When should git-annex update the remote.log? 
 (If not just on init.) Whenever it reads in a repo's remotes?
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+> This sounds useful and the log should be updated every time any remote is being accessed. A counter or timestamp (yes, distributed times may be wrong/different) could be used to auto-prune old entries via a global and per-remote config setting. -- RichiH