-If a conflict for a particular folder occurs when using the `\-preserve'
-switch, then \fIrefile\fR will use the next available message number
-which is above the message number you wish to preserve.
-
-If `\-link' is not specified (or `\-nolink' is specified), the filed
-messages will be removed from the source folder. The default is to
-remove these messages by renaming them with a site-dependent prefix
-(usually a comma). Such files will then need to be removed in some
-manner after a certain amount of time. Many sites arrange for
-\fIcron\fR\0(8) to remove these files once a day, so check with your
-system administrator.
-
-Alternately, if you wish for \fIrefile\fR to really remove the files
-representing these messages from the source folder, you can use the
-`-unlink' switch (not to be confused with the -link switch). But
-messages removed by this method cannot be later recovered.
-
-.ne 4
+If a conflict for a particular folder occurs when using the
+.B \-preserve
+switch, then
+.B refile
+will use the next available message number which is above the message
+number you wish to preserve.
+.PP
+As message sequences are folder-specific, moving the message from
+the source folder removes it from all its sequences in that folder.
+.B \-retainsequences
+adds it to those same sequences in the destination folder,
+creating any that don't exist.
+This adding does not apply for the \*(lqcur\*(rq sequence.
+.PP
+If
+.B \-link
+is not specified (or
+.B \-nolink
+is specified), the filed messages will be removed from the source
+folder. The default is to remove these messages by renaming them
+with a site-dependent prefix (usually a comma).
+Such files will then need to be removed in some manner after a
+certain amount of time. Many sites arrange for
+.B cron
+to remove these files once a day, so check with your system administrator.
+.PP
+Alternately, if you wish for
+.B refile
+to really remove the files representing these messages from the source
+folder, you can use the
+.B \-unlink
+switch (not to be confused with the
+.B \-link
+switch). But messages removed by this method cannot be later recovered.
+.PP