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diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 0b026dee..b75ffb06 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Where you should replace XXXXX with a bug-id.
0.73: please submit patches for this section with actual code/doc
patches!
+* documented Qmail support in pam_mail (Bug 109219 - baggins)
* add change_uid option to pam_limits, and set real uid only if
this option is present (Bug 124062 - baggins)
* pam_limits - set real uid to the user for who we set limits.
diff --git a/doc/modules/pam_mail.sgml b/doc/modules/pam_mail.sgml
index 064b9ffa..a7698d3a 100644
--- a/doc/modules/pam_mail.sgml
+++ b/doc/modules/pam_mail.sgml
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ login session optional pam_mail.so
</tscreen>
<p>
+Note, if the mail spool file (be it <tt>/var/spool/mail/$USER</tt> or
+a pathname given with the <tt>dir=</tt> parameter) is a directory then
+<tt>pam_mail</tt> assumes it is in the <it>Qmail Maildir</it> format.
+
+<p>
Note, some applications may perform this function themselves. In such
cases, this module is not necessary.
@@ -130,7 +135,7 @@ cases, this module is not necessary.
<p>
Then authentication companent works the same as the session component,
-expect that everything is done during the pam_setcred() phase.
+except that everything is done during the <tt>pam_setcred()</tt> phase.
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