--- telnet/telnet.1
+++ telnet/telnet.1
@@ -609,7 +609,8 @@
 in the
 user's home directory is opened.  Lines beginning with a ``#'' are
 comment lines.  Blank lines are ignored.  Lines that begin
-without white space are the start of a machine entry.  The
+without white space are the start of a machine entry, use DEFAULT 
+as machine name to match every connection.  The
 first thing on the line is the name of the machine that is
 being connected to.  The rest of the line, and successive
 lines that begin with white space are assumed to be