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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index b2c8180f..8547efc1 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 
                      ngIRCd - Next Generation IRC Server
+                           http://ngircd.barton.de/
 
-                        (c)2001-2007 Alexander Barton,
-                    alex@barton.de, http://www.barton.de/
-
+               (c)2001-2011 Alexander Barton and Contributors.
                ngIRCd is free software and published under the
                    terms of the GNU General Public License.
 
@@ -13,10 +12,15 @@
 I. Upgrade Information
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
+Differences to version 17
+
+- Support for ZeroConf/Bonjour/Rendezvous service registration has been
+  removed. The configuration option "NoZeroconf" is no longer available.
+
 Differences to version 16
 
-- Changes to the "MotdFile" specified in ngircd.conf now require a ngircd configuration
-  reload to take effect.
+- Changes to the "MotdFile" specified in ngircd.conf now require a ngircd
+  configuration reload to take effect (HUP signal, REHASH command).
 
 Differences to version 0.9.x
 
@@ -69,7 +73,8 @@ location, /usr/local/sbin/.
 
 The next step is to configure and afterwards starting the daemon. Please
 have a look at the ngircd(8) and ngircd.conf(5) manual pages for details
-and all possible options.
+and all possible options -- and don't forget to run "ngircd --configtest"
+to validate your configuration file!
 
 If no previous version of the configuration file exists (the standard name
 is /usr/local/etc/ngircd.conf), a sample configuration file containing all
@@ -124,11 +129,12 @@ the local system. Normally, root privileges are necessary to complete this
 step. If there is already an older configuration file present, it won't be
 overwritten.
 
-This files will be installed by default:
+These files and folders will be installed by default:
 
 - /usr/local/sbin/ngircd: executable server
 - /usr/local/etc/ngircd.conf: sample configuration (if not already present)
 - /usr/local/share/doc/ngircd/: documentation
+- /usr/local/share/man/: manual pages
 
 
 III. Additional features
@@ -174,13 +180,6 @@ standard locations.
   Include support for IDENT ("AUTH") lookups. The "ident" library is
   required for this option.
 
-* ZeroConf Support:
-  --with-zeroconf[=<path>] 
-
-  Compile ngIRCd with support for ZeroConf multicast DNS service registration.
-  Either the Apple ZeroConf implementation (e. g. Mac OS X) or the Howl
-  library is required. Which one is available is autodetected.
-
 * TCP-Wrappers:
   --with-tcp-wrappers[=<path>] 
 
@@ -229,19 +228,20 @@ V. Sample configuration file ngircd.conf
 In the sample configuration file, there are comments beginning with "#" OR
 ";" -- this is only for the better understanding of the file.
 
-The file is separated in four blocks: [Global], [Operator], [Server], and
-[Channel].
+The file is separated in five blocks: [Global], [Features], [Operator],
+[Server], and [Channel].
 
 In the [Global] section, there is the main configuration like the server
-name and the ports, on which the server should be listening. IRC operators
-of this server are defined in [Operator] blocks. [Server] is the section
-where server links are configured. And [Channel] blocks are used to
-configure pre-defined ("persistent") IRC channels.
+name and the ports, on which the server should be listening. Options in
+the [Features] section enable or disable functionality in the daemon.
+IRC operators of this server are defined in [Operator] blocks, remote
+servers are configured in [Server] sections, and [Channel] blocks are
+used to configure pre-defined ("persistent") IRC channels.
 
 The meaning of the variables in the configuration file is explained in the 
 "doc/sample-ngircd.conf", which is used as sample configuration file in
 /usr/local/etc after running "make install" (if you don't already have one)
-and in the "ngircd.conf" manual page.
+and in the ngircd.conf(5) manual page.
 
 
 VI. Command line options
@@ -266,3 +266,5 @@ These parameters could be passed to the ngIRCd:
 Use "--help" to see a short help text describing all available parameters
 the server understands, with "--version" the ngIRCd shows its version
 number. In both cases the server exits after the output.
+
+Please see the ngircd(8) manual page for complete details!