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diff --git a/docs/xml/administration.xml b/docs/xml/administration.xml
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@@ -313,25 +313,35 @@
<listitem>
<para>
- <emphasis>Disable Text</emphasis>:
- If you type anything in this box, including just a space, the
- user is prevented from logging in, or making any changes to
- bugs via the web interface.
- The HTML you type in this box is presented to the user when
- they attempt to perform these actions, and should explain
- why the account was disabled.
- <warning>
- <para>Don't disable all the administrator accounts!</para>
- </warning>
-
+ <emphasis>Disable Text</emphasis>:
+ If you type anything in this box, including just a space, the
+ user is prevented from logging in, or making any changes to
+ bugs via the web interface.
+ The HTML you type in this box is presented to the user when
+ they attempt to perform these actions, and should explain
+ why the account was disabled.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Users with disabled accounts will continue to receive
+ mail from Bugzilla; furthermore, they will not be able
+ to log in themselves to change their own preferences and
+ stop it. If you want an account (disabled or active) to
+ stop receiving mail, add the account name (one account
+ per line) to the file <filename>data/nomail</filename>.
+ </para>
<note>
- <para>The user can still submit bugs via
- the e-mail gateway, if you set it up, even if the disabled text
- field is filled in. The e-mail gateway should
- <emphasis>not</emphasis>
- be enabled for secure installations of Bugzilla.</para>
+ <para>
+ Even users whose accounts have been disabled can still
+ submit bugs via the e-mail gateway, if one exists.
+ The e-mail gateway should <emphasis>not</emphasis> be
+ enabled for secure installations of Bugzilla.
+ </para>
</note>
- </para>
+ <warning>
+ <para>
+ Don't disable all the administrator accounts!
+ </para>
+ </warning>
</listitem>
<listitem>