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diff --git a/man/mhlist.man b/man/mhlist.man
index bfdc0115..bd8f0802 100644
--- a/man/mhlist.man
+++ b/man/mhlist.man
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ MIME (multi-media) messages.
 .PP
 .B mhlist
 manipulates MIME (multi-media messages) as specified
-in RFC\-2045 thru RFC\-2049 (See
+in RFC 2045 to RFC 2049 (See
 .IR mhbuild (1)).
 .PP
 The
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ switch will not prevent the content from being acted upon.
 .PP
 A content specification consists of a content type and a subtype.
 The initial list of \*(lqstandard\*(rq content types and subtypes can
-be found in RFC\-2046.
+be found in RFC 2046.
 .PP
 A list of commonly used contents is briefly reproduced here:
 .PP
@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@ act on a message/external-body content, then the
 switch must
 be used twice: once for message/external-body and once for the content
 externally referenced.
+.PP
+The parts of a multipart/alternative part are listed in the reverse
+order of their placement in the message.  The listing therefore is
+in decreasing order of preference, as defined in RFC 1521.
 .SS "Checking the Contents"
 The
 .B \-check