diff --git a/conf/canonical b/conf/canonical

index 720db18..26937ce 100644

--- a/conf/canonical

+++ b/conf/canonical

@@ -82,9 +82,14 @@

 # 

 # TABLE SEARCH ORDER

 #        With lookups from indexed files such as DB or DBM, or from

-#        networked  tables  such  as NIS, LDAP or SQL, patterns are

-#        tried in the order as listed below:

-# 

+#        networked   tables   such   as  NIS,  LDAP  or  SQL,  each

+#        user@domain query produces a sequence of query patterns as

+#        described below.

+#

+#        Each  query pattern is sent to each specified lookup table

+#        before trying the next query pattern,  until  a  match  is

+#        found.

+#

 #        user@domain address

 #               Replace user@domain by address. This form  has  the

 #               highest precedence.

diff --git a/conf/generic b/conf/generic

index d5ab42a..f66c2f4 100644

--- a/conf/generic

+++ b/conf/generic

@@ -72,9 +72,14 @@

 # 

 # TABLE SEARCH ORDER

 #        With lookups from indexed files such as DB or DBM, or from

-#        networked  tables  such  as NIS, LDAP or SQL, patterns are

-#        tried in the order as listed below:

-# 

+#        networked   tables   such   as  NIS,  LDAP  or  SQL,  each

+#        user@domain query produces a sequence of query patterns as

+#        described below.

+#

+#        Each  query pattern is sent to each specified lookup table

+#        before trying the next query pattern,  until  a  match  is

+#        found.

+#

 #        user@domain address

 #               Replace user@domain by address. This form  has  the

 #               highest precedence.

diff --git a/conf/virtual b/conf/virtual

index 3be6ab9..1843622 100644

--- a/conf/virtual

+++ b/conf/virtual

@@ -81,9 +81,14 @@

 # 

 # TABLE SEARCH ORDER

 #        With lookups from indexed files such as DB or DBM, or from

-#        networked tables such as NIS, LDAP or  SQL,  patterns  are

-#        tried in the order as listed below:

-# 

+#        networked  tables  such  as  NIS,  LDAP   or   SQL,   each

+#        user@domain query produces a sequence of query patterns as

+#        described below.

+#

+#        Each query pattern is sent to each specified lookup  table

+#        before  trying  the  next  query pattern, until a match is

+#        found.

+#

 #        user@domain address, address, ...

 #               Redirect  mail  for  user@domain  to address.  This

 #               form has the highest precedence.

diff --git a/html/canonical.5.html b/html/canonical.5.html

index c97f910..1ef4aac 100644

--- a/html/canonical.5.html

+++ b/html/canonical.5.html

@@ -87,9 +87,12 @@ CANONICAL(5)                                                      CANONICAL(5)

               cal line.

 TABLE SEARCH ORDER

-       With lookups from indexed files such as DB or DBM, or from

-       networked  tables  such  as NIS, LDAP or SQL, patterns are

-       tried in the order as listed below:

+       With lookups from indexed files such as DB or DBM, or from networked

+       tables  such  as  NIS,  LDAP  or SQL, each user@domain query produces a

+       sequence of query patterns as described below.

+

+       Each query pattern is sent to each specified lookup table before trying

+       the next query pattern, until a match is found.

        user@domain address

               Replace user@domain by address. This form  has  the

diff --git a/html/generic.5.html b/html/generic.5.html

index debee93..3294832 100644

--- a/html/generic.5.html

+++ b/html/generic.5.html

@@ -77,9 +77,12 @@ GENERIC(5)                                                          GENERIC(5)

               cal line.

 TABLE SEARCH ORDER

-       With lookups from indexed files such as DB or DBM, or from

-       networked  tables  such  as NIS, LDAP or SQL, patterns are

-       tried in the order as listed below:

+       With lookups from indexed files such as DB or DBM, or from networked

+       tables such as NIS, LDAP or SQL,  each  user@domain  query  produces  a

+       sequence of query patterns as described below.

+

+       Each query pattern is sent to each specified lookup table before trying

+       the next query pattern, until a match is found.

        user@domain address

               Replace user@domain by address. This form  has  the

diff --git a/html/virtual.5.html b/html/virtual.5.html

index c92826c..7fa6329 100644

--- a/html/virtual.5.html

+++ b/html/virtual.5.html

@@ -86,9 +86,12 @@ VIRTUAL(5)                                                          VIRTUAL(5)

               cal line.

 TABLE SEARCH ORDER

-       With lookups from indexed files such as DB or DBM, or from

-       networked tables such as NIS, LDAP or  SQL,  patterns  are

-       tried in the order as listed below:

+       With lookups from indexed files such as DB or DBM, or from networked

+       tables  such  as  NIS,  LDAP  or SQL, each user@domain query produces a

+       sequence of query patterns as described below.

+

+       Each query pattern is sent to each specified lookup table before trying

+       the next query pattern, until a match is found.

        user@domain address, address, ...

               Redirect  mail  for  user@domain  to address.  This

diff --git a/man/man5/canonical.5 b/man/man5/canonical.5

index 1bf8d53..267495f 100644

--- a/man/man5/canonical.5

+++ b/man/man5/canonical.5

@@ -88,8 +88,12 @@ starts with whitespace continues a logical line.

 .ad

 .fi

 With lookups from indexed files such as DB or DBM, or from networked

-tables such as NIS, LDAP or SQL, patterns are tried in the order as

-listed below:

+tables such as NIS, LDAP or SQL, each \fIuser\fR@\fIdomain\fR

+query produces a sequence of query patterns as described below.

+

+Each query pattern is sent to each specified lookup table

+before trying the next query pattern, until a match is

+found.

 .IP "\fIuser\fR@\fIdomain address\fR"

 Replace \fIuser\fR@\fIdomain\fR by \fIaddress\fR. This form

 has the highest precedence.

diff --git a/man/man5/generic.5 b/man/man5/generic.5

index 13b9dd0..1153f58 100644

--- a/man/man5/generic.5

+++ b/man/man5/generic.5

@@ -80,8 +80,12 @@ starts with whitespace continues a logical line.

 .ad

 .fi

 With lookups from indexed files such as DB or DBM, or from networked

-tables such as NIS, LDAP or SQL, patterns are tried in the order as

-listed below:

+tables such as NIS, LDAP or SQL, each \fIuser\fR@\fIdomain\fR

+query produces a sequence of query patterns as described below.

+

+Each query pattern is sent to each specified lookup table

+before trying the next query pattern, until a match is

+found.

 .IP "\fIuser\fR@\fIdomain address\fR"

 Replace \fIuser\fR@\fIdomain\fR by \fIaddress\fR. This form

 has the highest precedence.

diff --git a/man/man5/virtual.5 b/man/man5/virtual.5

index da139f8..241bf10 100644

--- a/man/man5/virtual.5

+++ b/man/man5/virtual.5

@@ -86,8 +86,12 @@ starts with whitespace continues a logical line.

 .ad

 .fi

 With lookups from indexed files such as DB or DBM, or from networked

-tables such as NIS, LDAP or SQL, patterns are tried in the order as

-listed below:

+tables such as NIS, LDAP or SQL, each \fIuser\fR@\fIdomain\fR

+query produces a sequence of query patterns as described below.

+

+Each query pattern is sent to each specified lookup table

+before trying the next query pattern, until a match is

+found.

 .IP "\fIuser\fR@\fIdomain address, address, ...\fR"

 Redirect mail for \fIuser\fR@\fIdomain\fR to \fIaddress\fR.

 This form has the highest precedence.

diff --git a/proto/canonical b/proto/canonical

index cdda918..6255ba2 100644

--- a/proto/canonical

+++ b/proto/canonical

@@ -76,8 +76,12 @@

 # .ad

 # .fi

 #	With lookups from indexed files such as DB or DBM, or from networked

-#	tables such as NIS, LDAP or SQL, patterns are tried in the order as

-#	listed below:

+#	tables such as NIS, LDAP or SQL, each \fIuser\fR@\fIdomain\fR

+#	query produces a sequence of query patterns as described below.

+#

+#	Each query pattern is sent to each specified lookup table

+#	before trying the next query pattern, until a match is

+#	found.

 # .IP "\fIuser\fR@\fIdomain address\fR"

 #	Replace \fIuser\fR@\fIdomain\fR by \fIaddress\fR. This form

 #	has the highest precedence.

diff --git a/proto/generic b/proto/generic

index b2e730a..25db840 100644

--- a/proto/generic

+++ b/proto/generic

@@ -68,8 +68,12 @@

 # .ad

 # .fi

 #	With lookups from indexed files such as DB or DBM, or from networked

-#	tables such as NIS, LDAP or SQL, patterns are tried in the order as

-#	listed below:

+#	tables such as NIS, LDAP or SQL, each \fIuser\fR@\fIdomain\fR

+#	query produces a sequence of query patterns as described below.

+#

+#	Each query pattern is sent to each specified lookup table

+#	before trying the next query pattern, until a match is

+#	found.

 # .IP "\fIuser\fR@\fIdomain address\fR"

 #	Replace \fIuser\fR@\fIdomain\fR by \fIaddress\fR. This form

 #	has the highest precedence.

diff --git a/proto/virtual b/proto/virtual

index 8a2d28f..1fc30aa 100644

--- a/proto/virtual

+++ b/proto/virtual

@@ -74,8 +74,12 @@

 # .ad

 # .fi

 #	With lookups from indexed files such as DB or DBM, or from networked

-#	tables such as NIS, LDAP or SQL, patterns are tried in the order as

-#	listed below:

+#	tables such as NIS, LDAP or SQL, each \fIuser\fR@\fIdomain\fR

+#	query produces a sequence of query patterns as described below.

+#

+#	Each query pattern is sent to each specified lookup table

+#	before trying the next query pattern, until a match is

+#	found.

 # .IP "\fIuser\fR@\fIdomain address, address, ...\fR"

 #	Redirect mail for \fIuser\fR@\fIdomain\fR to \fIaddress\fR.

 #	This form has the highest precedence.