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diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/x2man b/doc/doc-docbook/x2man
index 430d7d627..be25ae192 100755
--- a/doc/doc-docbook/x2man
+++ b/doc/doc-docbook/x2man
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /usr/bin/perl -w
 
-# $Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-docbook/x2man,v 1.5 2006/09/12 10:15:11 ph10 Exp $
+# $Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-docbook/x2man,v 1.6 2006/12/19 12:28:35 ph10 Exp $
 
 # Script to find the command line options in the DocBook source of the Exim
 # spec, and turn them into a man page, because people like that.
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ exim \\- a Mail Transfer Agent
 .B runq [options] arguments ...
 .br
 .B newaliases [options] arguments ...
-
+.
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .rs
 .sp
@@ -40,20 +40,41 @@ It is a large program with very many facilities. For a full specification, see
 the reference manual. This man page contains only a description of the command
 line options. It has been automatically generated from the reference manual
 source, hopefully without too much mangling.
-
-.SH DEFAULT ACTION
+.P
+Like other MTAs, Exim replaces Sendmail, and is normally called by user agents
+(MUAs) using the path \\fI/usr/sbin/sendmail\\fP when they submit messages for
+delivery (some operating systems use \\fI/usr/lib/sendmail\\fP). This path is
+normally set up as a symbolic link to the Exim binary. It may also be used by
+boot scripts to start the Exim daemon. Many of Exim's command line options are
+compatible with Sendmail so that it can act as a drop-in replacement.
+.
+.SH "DEFAULT ACTION"
 .rs
 .sp
 If no options are present that require a specific action (such as starting the
 daemon or a queue runner, testing an address, receiving a message in a specific
-format, or listing the queue), and there is at least one command line argument,
-then \fB-bm\fR (accept a local message on the standard input, with the
-arguments specifying the recipients) is assumed. Otherwise, Exim outputs a
-brief message about itself and exits.
-
-.SH SETTING OPTIONS BY PROGRAM NAME
+format, or listing the queue), and there are no arguments on the command line,
+Exim outputs a brief message about itself and exits.
+.sp
+However, if there is at least one command line argument, \\fB-bm\\fR (accept a
+local message on the standard input, with the arguments specifying the
+recipients) is assumed. Thus, for example, if Exim is installed in
+\\fI/usr/sbin\\fP, you can send a message from the command line like this:
+.sp
+  /usr/sbin/exim -i <recipient-address(es)>
+  <message content, including all the header lines>
+  CTRL-D
+.sp
+The \\fB-i\\fP option prevents a line containing just a dot from terminating
+the message. Only an end-of-file (generated by typing CTRL-D if the input is
+from a terminal) does so.
+.
+.SH "SETTING OPTIONS BY PROGRAM NAME"
 .rs
-.TP 10
+.sp
+If an Exim binary is called using one of the names listed in this section
+(typically via a symbolic link), certain options are assumed.
+.TP
 \\fBmailq\\fR
 Behave as if the option \\fB\\-bp\\fP were present before any other options.
 The \\fB\\-bp\\fP option requests a listing of the contents of the mail queue
@@ -82,8 +103,8 @@ Behave as if the option \\fB\\-bi\\fP were present before any other options,
 for compatibility with Sendmail. This option is used for rebuilding Sendmail's
 alias file. Exim does not have the concept of a single alias file, but can be
 configured to run a specified command if called with the \\fB\\-bi\\fP option.
-
-.SH OPTIONS
+.
+.SH "OPTIONS"
 .rs
 End
 
@@ -144,11 +165,11 @@ while ($next)
     $optstart = 0;
     }
 
-  # Literal layout needs to be treated as a paragraph, and indented
+  # Literal layout needs to be wrapped with .sp, and indented.
 
   if (/<literallayout/)
     {
-    s/<literallayout[^>]*>/.P/;
+    s/<literallayout[^>]*>/.sp/;
     $indent = "  ";
     }
 
@@ -156,8 +177,8 @@ while ($next)
 
   # Others get marked
 
-  s/<para>/.P/;
-  s/<simpara>/.P/;
+  s/<para>/.sp/;
+  s/<simpara>/.sp/;
 
   # Skip index entries
 
@@ -192,11 +213,6 @@ while ($next)
 
   next if /^\s*$/;
 
-  # It turns out that we don't actually want .P; a blank line is needed.
-  # But we can't set that above, because it will be discarded.
-
-  s/^\.P\s*$/\n/;
-
   # We are going to output some data; sort out special characters
 
   s/&lt;/</g;
@@ -210,11 +226,19 @@ while ($next)
 
   s/-/\\-/g;
 
-  # Put in the indent, and write the line
+  # Put in the indent unless the line starts .sp, and then write the line
 
-  s/^/$indent/mg;
+  s/^/$indent/mg unless /^\.sp/;
 
   print OUT;
   }
 
-# End of g2man
+print OUT <<End;
+.
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.rs
+.sp
+The full Exim specification, the Exim book, and the Exim wiki.
+End
+
+# End of x2man