diff --git a/comsat/comsat.c b/comsat/comsat.c
index 66dd429..b33f1df 100644
--- a/comsat/comsat.c
+++ b/comsat/comsat.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ typedef struct utmp UTMP;
 #define MAX_TTY_SIZE (sizeof (PATH_TTY_PFX) + sizeof (((UTMP*)0)->ut_line))
 
 const char *program_version = "comsatd (" PACKAGE_STRING ")";
-static char doc[] = "GNU comsatd";
+static char doc[] = N_("GNU comsatd -- the Comsat daemon");
 static char args_doc[] = N_("\n--test MBOX-URL MSG-QID");
 
 #define OPT_FOREGROUND 256
diff --git a/guimb/main.c b/guimb/main.c
index 23d472f..5cdd7ab 100644
--- a/guimb/main.c
+++ b/guimb/main.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ parse_opt (int key, char *arg, struct argp_state *state)
 const char *program_version = "guimb (" PACKAGE_STRING ")";
 static char doc[] =
 N_("GNU guimb -- process contents of the specified mailboxes "
-"using a Scheme program or expression.");
+"using a Scheme program or expression");
 static char args_doc[] = N_("[mailbox...]");
 
 static struct argp argp = {
diff --git a/mail/mail.c b/mail/mail.c
index 426a164..dc4ccd9 100644
--- a/mail/mail.c
+++ b/mail/mail.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static mu_list_t command_list;   /* List of commands to be executed after parsin
 				 command line */
 
 const char *program_version = "mail (" PACKAGE_STRING ")";
-static char doc[] = N_("GNU mail -- process mail messages.\n"
+static char doc[] = N_("GNU mail -- process mail messages\n"
 "If -f or --file is given, mail operates on the mailbox named "
 "by the first argument, or the user's mbox, if no argument given.\n");
 static char args_doc[] = N_("[address...]\n-f [OPTION...] [file]\n--file [OPTION...] [file]\n--file=file [OPTION...]");
diff --git a/mimeview/mimeview.c b/mimeview/mimeview.c
index 78e98cc..800201c 100644
--- a/mimeview/mimeview.c
+++ b/mimeview/mimeview.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include "mailcap.h"
 
 const char *program_version = "mimeview (" PACKAGE_STRING ")";
-static char doc[] = N_("GNU mimeview -- display files, using mailcap mechanism.")
+static char doc[] = N_("GNU mimeview -- display files, using mailcap mechanism")
 "\v"     
 N_("Default mime.types file is ") DEFAULT_CUPS_CONFDIR "/mime.types"
 N_("\n\nDebug flags are:\n\
diff --git a/movemail/movemail.c b/movemail/movemail.c
index 89c083d..2a7830f 100644
--- a/movemail/movemail.c
+++ b/movemail/movemail.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include <muaux.h>
 
 const char *program_version = "movemail (" PACKAGE_STRING ")";
-static char doc[] = N_("GNU movemail");
+static char doc[] = N_("GNU movemail -- move messages across mailboxes");
 static char args_doc[] = N_("inbox-url destfile [POP-password]");
 
 #define OPT_EMACS 256