diff -ru nano-1.2.1-orig/rcfile.c nano-1.2.1/rcfile.c
--- nano-1.2.1-orig/rcfile.c	2003-03-11 05:50:40.000000000 +0200
+++ nano-1.2.1/rcfile.c	2003-07-05 08:22:42.000000000 +0300
@@ -468,6 +468,7 @@
 /* Parse the RC file, once it has been opened successfully */
 void parse_rcfile(FILE *rcstream)
 {
+    FILE *rc;
     char *buf, *ptr, *keyword, *option;
     int set = 0, i, j;
 
@@ -499,6 +500,17 @@
 	    set = 1;
 	else if (!strcasecmp(keyword, "unset"))
 	    set = -1;
+	else if (!strcasecmp(keyword, "insert")) {
+	    option = ptr;	    
+	    ptr = parse_next_word(ptr);
+	    if ((rc = fopen(option, "r")) == NULL) {
+	        rcfile_error(_("Unable to read %s file, %s"),
+			     ptr, strerror(errno));
+	    } else {
+	        parse_rcfile(rc);
+	        fclose(rc);
+	    }
+	}
 #ifdef ENABLE_COLOR
 	else if (!strcasecmp(keyword, "syntax"))
 	    parse_syntax(ptr);
@@ -652,7 +664,6 @@
 	} else {
 	    nanorc = nrealloc(nanorc, strlen(userage->pw_dir) + 9);
 	    sprintf(nanorc, "%s/.nanorc", userage->pw_dir);
-
 	}
     }