SF patch 557704: netrc module can't handle all passwords

Revised netrc.py to include the additional ascii punctuation characters. Omitted the other logic changes. See Lib/netrc.py 1.17. Since this is more of a feature request than a bug, including in Py2.3 but not recommending for backporting.

SF patch 557704: netrc module can't handle all passwords
Revised netrc.py to include the additional ascii punctuation characters. Omitted the other logic changes. See Lib/netrc.py 1.17. Since this is more of a feature request than a bug, including in Py2.3 but not recommending for backporting.
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Commit 1d877863 authored Apr 23, 2003 by Raymond Hettinger
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+- netrc now allows Ascii punctuation characters in passwords.
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 - shelve now supports the optional writeback argument, and exposes
  pickle protocol versions.