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diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog
index 7b003b1ff..c9fc5b034 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeLog
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@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
2005-03-07 Werner Koch <[email protected]>
+ * gpg.sgml (comment): Add note to keep the comment short.
+
* DETAILS: Document new status codes.
2005-02-15 Werner Koch <[email protected]>
diff --git a/doc/gpg.sgml b/doc/gpg.sgml
index 03a7eb841..805f4f885 100644
--- a/doc/gpg.sgml
+++ b/doc/gpg.sgml
@@ -1769,6 +1769,10 @@ Use &ParmString; as a comment string in clear text signatures and
ASCII armored messages or keys (see --armor). The default behavior is
not to use a comment string. --comment may be repeated multiple times
to get multiple comment strings. --no-comments removes all comments.
+It is a good idea to keep the length of a single comment below 60
+characters to avoid problems with mail programs wrapping such lines.
+Note, that those comment lines, like all other header lines, are not
+protected by the signature.
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