diff --git a/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.8 b/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.8
index 791a179a5c7a..ad23b997e976 100644
--- a/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.8
+++ b/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.8
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
 .\"     @(#)ftpd.8	8.2 (Berkeley) 4/19/94
-.\"	$Id: ftpd.8,v 1.20 1997/12/04 03:58:02 steve Exp $
+.\"	$Id: ftpd.8,v 1.21 1998/02/18 10:53:16 obrien Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd April 19, 1994
 .Dt FTPD 8
@@ -394,6 +394,9 @@ It defaults to
 .Pa /etc/ftpmotd .
 .El
 .Pp
+Lines beginning with a '#' are ignored and can be used to include 
+comments.
+.Pp
 Defining a virtual host for the primary IP address or hostname
 changes the default for ftp logins to that address.
 The 'user', 'statfile', 'welcome' and 'motd' fields may be left