--- a/configure.in	Thu Nov 22 15:36:25 2001 +0000
+++ b/configure.in	Thu Nov 22 22:25:12 2001 +0000
@@ -141,9 +141,9 @@
 
 # [ This is adapted from mutt. ]
 AC_ARG_WITH(docdir,
-[  --with-docdir=PATH      specify where to put the documentation],
+[  --with-docdir=DIR       other documentation [PREFIX/doc/noffle]],
 [noffle_cv_docdir=$withval],
-[ AC_CACHE_CHECK(where to put the documentation, noffle_cv_docdir,
+[ AC_CACHE_CHECK(other documentation directory, noffle_cv_docdir,
   [if test x$prefix = xNONE; then
     noffle_cv_prefix=$ac_default_prefix
    else
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
 dnl check where to put the spooldir - taken from leafnode 2.0beta.
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(spooldir)
 AC_ARG_WITH(spooldir,
-[  --with-spooldir=PATH    news spool directory (/var/spool/noffle)],
+[  --with-spooldir=DIR     news spool directory [/var/spool/noffle]],
   if echo "$withval" | egrep >/dev/null -v '^/' ; then
     AC_MSG_ERROR(you must give an absolute path)
   fi
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
 dnl check where to put the config file
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(configfile)
 AC_ARG_WITH(configfile,
-[  --with-configfile=PATH   configuration file (/etc/noffle.conf)],
+[  --with-configfile=FILE  configuration file [/etc/noffle.conf]],
   if echo "$withval" | egrep >/dev/null -v '^/' ; then
     AC_MSG_ERROR(you must give an absolute path)
   fi