diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
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--- a/Misc/NEWS
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@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ What's New in Python 2.2.3 ?
 Release date: XX-XXX-2003
 ============================
 
+- Backported the "largefile" requirement for test_largefile on Mac OS X.
+
 - SF #710576: Backport of fix for #663074, to implement per-interpreter
   codecs registries. This adds new members at the end of
   PyInterpreterState.