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diff --git a/docs/inspircd.conf.example b/docs/inspircd.conf.example
index cd2018a37..f3aa3b2ab 100644
--- a/docs/inspircd.conf.example
+++ b/docs/inspircd.conf.example
@@ -79,8 +79,13 @@
# #
# Enter the port and address bindings here. #
# #
-# bind address - specifies which the address which ports bind #
-# port - opens an unused port #
+# bind address - specifies which the address which ports bind. #
+# may be a hostname or an IP address. Resolution of #
+# hostnames may block for up to one second per IP #
+# as port binding occurs before the socket engine is #
+# initialized and therefore nonblocking DNS is not #
+# available at this point until startup is complete. #
+# port - The port number to bind to #
# type - can be 'clients' or 'servers'. The clients type is #
# a standard tcp based socket, the servers type is a #
# also a TCP based connection but of a different #
@@ -100,8 +105,8 @@
# #
# Syntax is as follows: #
# #
-# <bind address="ip number" port="port" type="clients"> #
-# <bind address="ip number" port="port" type="servers"> #
+# <bind address="ip or host" port="port" type="clients"> #
+# <bind address="ip or host" port="port" type="servers"> #
# #
<bind address="" port="6660" type="clients">