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@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ its basic form it does not provide the means to cause infinite loops, making it
 for running securely on mail servers where mail users have no permission run arbitrary programs.
 .PP
 Using the \fBsieved\fP command, Sieve binaries, which are produced for instance by
-.BR sievec (1)
-, can be transformed to a human-readable textual representation. This can provide valuable
+\fBsievec\fP(1), can be transformed into a human-readable textual representation. This can provide valuable
 insight in how the Sieve script is executed. This is also particularly useful to view corrupt 
 binaries that can result from bugs in the Sieve implementation.
 .PP