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+++ b/en/post-install/mail-setup.xml
@@ -187,8 +187,9 @@ domains for which you accept or relay mail.
<listitem><para>
In this scenario your outgoing mail is forwarded to another machine,
-called a <quote>smarthost</quote>, which does the actual job for
-you. The smarthost also usually stores incoming mail addressed to your
+called a <quote>smarthost</quote>, which takes care of sending the message
+on to its destination.
+The smarthost also usually stores incoming mail addressed to your
computer, so you don't need to be permanently online. That also means
you have to download your mail from the smarthost via programs like
fetchmail.
@@ -243,8 +244,9 @@ grained setup, you will need to edit configuration files under the
<filename>/etc/exim4</filename> directory after the installation is
complete. More information about <classname>exim4</classname> may be
found under <filename>/usr/share/doc/exim4</filename>; the file
-<filename>README.Debian.gz</filename> has additional details about
-configuring <classname>exim4</classname>.
+<filename>README.Debian.gz</filename> has further details about
+configuring <classname>exim4</classname> and explains where to find
+additional documentation.
</para><para>