--- README	2002/08/20 12:56:52	1.9
+++ README	2002/08/28 11:37:33
@@ -98,6 +98,18 @@
     $passwordN is a mailserver password
     $userN is a local user name
 
+Note that the system home directory, ~system, will only be usable if:
+
+    o the /etc/passwd system entry has been edited to be the following:
+
+      SYSTEM:*:18:18:Local System,U-$COMPUTERNAME\LocalSystem,S-1-5-18:/home/system:/bin/bash
+
+    o the /home/system directory has been created
+
+where:
+
+    $COMPUTERNAME is the local computer name
+
 Under Windows NT/2000/XP, use the following to install Cygwin fetchmail
 as a NT service: