diff --git a/Tools/gdomap.8 b/Tools/gdomap.8
index 3975031e8..5d063134d 100644
--- a/Tools/gdomap.8
+++ b/Tools/gdomap.8
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ gdomap \- GNUstep Distributed Objects name server
 The gdomap daemon is used by GNUstep programs to look up distributed objects of
 processes running on the local machine as well as across the network.  This
 manual page explains the usage of gdomap.  For design and implementation
-information, please see the HTML documentation installed in
-$GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_DOC, under Command-line Tools.
+information (nad special notes for packagers), please see the HTML
+documentation installed in $GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_DOC, under Command-line Tools.
 .P
 Usually the gdomap daemon is started at system boot time and binds itself to
 port 538. See the 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ port 538. See the
 for a sample startup script.
 
 .P
-Gdomap normally probes every machine on the local network to see if there
+By default gdomap probes every machine on the local network to see if there
 is a copy of gdomap running on it.  This is done for class-C networks and
 subnets of class-C networks.  If your host is on a class-B or class-A net
 then the default behaviour is to treat it as a class-C net and probe only
diff --git a/Tools/gdomap.gsdoc b/Tools/gdomap.gsdoc
index 5b356cfdd..fb7509c16 100644
--- a/Tools/gdomap.gsdoc
+++ b/Tools/gdomap.gsdoc
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ notice and this notice are preserved.
           objects of processes running on the local machine as well as across
           the network.
       </p>
+      <p>
+	  If you are packaging GNUstep for inclusion in a software distribution
+	  you may want to skip to the final section of this document.
+      </p>
       <p>
           Usually the gdomap daemon is started at system boot time and binds
           itself to port 538.  (See the GNUstep Build Guide for a sample
@@ -309,6 +313,36 @@ notice and this notice are preserved.
           </deflist>
       </section>
 
+      <section>
+          <heading>Notes for Packagers</heading>
+
+	  <p>
+	    The gdomap process is a system daemon used to coordinate
+	    services between different machines.  As such it should be
+	    started (as root) at system boot time (if inter-host messaging
+	    is desired), and you need to write the appropriate startup
+	    scripts for your system and put them in place when the
+	    package is installed.<br />
+	    Alternatively you may install gdomap setuid to run as root,
+	    and GNUstep programs will launch it on demand ... but this
+	    is not recommended as it provides lass control than when
+	    you write a proper startup script.
+	  </p>
+
+	  <p>
+	    The default operation of gdomap is to probe the hosts on the
+	    local network to find other machines with copies of gdomap
+	    running, so that all the machines on the network can be kept
+	    informed of the seervices provided by GNUstep servers.<br />
+	    This probing may be considered unfriendly by other users of
+	    the LAN, so it is usually better to provide a configuration
+	    file specifying the IP addresses of machines to be probed,
+	    and start up gdomap at boot time with the command line option
+	    to tell it to read the file.
+	  </p>
+
+      </section>
+
     </chapter>
   </body>
 </gsdoc>