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diff --git a/etc/mts.conf.in b/etc/mts.conf.in
index 1ba5f8f0..bcf7b2f9 100644
--- a/etc/mts.conf.in
+++ b/etc/mts.conf.in
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 #
 # nmh mail transport interface customization file.
-# 
-# Check the mh-tailor(5) man page for a list of
-# all the available options for this file.
+#
+# Check the mh-tailor(5) man page for descriptions of available options.
 #
 
-# The delivery method to use.  Supported values are `smtp' and `sendmail'.
-# When `smtp', nmh will open a socket connection to the mail port on the
-# machine specified below, and speak SMTP directly.
-# When `sendmail', nmh will pipe messages directly to the sendmail program.
+# The delivery method to use, which must be one of the following:
+# smtp:          nmh opens a socket connection to the appropriate port
+#                on the servers listed below and speaks SMTP to the
+#                first one that responds.  This is the default.
+# sendmail/smtp: nmh pipes messages directly to the sendmail program,
+#                speaking SMTP.  Can be abbreviated to "sendmail".
+# sendmail/pipe: nmh pipes messages directly to the sendmail program,
+#                using the -t option so that addresses are retrieved
+#                from the message.
 mts: %mts%
 
-# The exceptions file for /etc/hosts used by
-# `post' to try to find official names.
-hostable: %etcdir%/hosts
-
 # Name that nmh considers `local'.  If not set, nmh will
 # query the system for this value (gethostname, etc...).
 #localname: foo.bar.com
@@ -27,6 +27,22 @@ mmdfldir: %mailspool%
 # are kept.  If this is empty, the user's login name is used.
 mmdflfil:
 
+#
+# The locking algorithm to use on the spool file.  Valid settings are:
+#
+#   fcntl	Locking using the fcntl() function
+#   dot		"Dot" locking using an external lock file
+#   flock	Locking using the flock() function (if supported by OS)
+#   lockf	Locking using the lockf() function (if supported by OS)
+#
+# Locking algorithms supported on this installation are:
+#
+#	%supported_locks%
+#
+# The default spool locking configured on this system is %default_locking%;
+# change the line below to get a different value
+#spoollocking: %default_locking%
+
 # Hardcoded POP server name (prevents inc'ing from local mail spool).
 #pophost: localhost