diff --git a/handbook/cvsup.sgml b/handbook/cvsup.sgml
index 03820d2298..6be712d2a7 100644
--- a/handbook/cvsup.sgml
+++ b/handbook/cvsup.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $Id: cvsup.sgml,v 1.42 1999-01-29 18:37:28 wosch Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: cvsup.sgml,v 1.43 1999-02-11 17:36:26 jdp Exp $ -->
 <!-- The FreeBSD Documentation Project -->
 
 <sect1><heading>CVSup<label id="cvsup"></heading>
@@ -286,16 +286,17 @@ cost in terms of disk space, however.
 
 <p>We use the "host=" field to tell cvsup where to obtain its updates.
 Any of the <ref id="mirrors-cvsup" name="CVSup mirror sites"> will do,
-though you should try to select one that's near to you.
-In this example, we'll use the primary FreeBSD distribution site,
-"cvsup.FreeBSD.org":
+though you should try to select one that's close to you in cyberspace.
+In this example, we'll use a fictional FreeBSD distribution site,
+"cvsup666.FreeBSD.org":
 
 <verb>
-  *default host=cvsup.FreeBSD.org
+  *default host=cvsup666.FreeBSD.org
 </verb>
 
-<p>On any particular run of cvsup, you can override this setting on the
-command line, with "-h hostname".
+<p>You'll need to change the host to one that actually exists before
+running CVSup.  Note, on any particular run, you can override the host
+setting on the command line, with "-h hostname".
 
 <p><item>Where do you want to put them on your own machine?<label id="cvsup:config:dest">
 
@@ -363,7 +364,7 @@ substantially.
 
 <verb>
   *default tag=.
-  *default host=cvsup.FreeBSD.org
+  *default host=cvsup666.FreeBSD.org
   *default prefix=/usr
   *default base=/usr/local/etc/cvsup
   *default release=cvs delete use-rel-suffix compress