diff --git a/README b/README
index c4ac6fd..d708668 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
-This directory contains the implementation of the protocols FTP, HTTP and
-SMTP. The files provided are:
+This directory  contains the implementation  of the protocols  FTP, HTTP
+and SMTP. The files provided are:
 
 	http.lua				-- HTTP protocol implementation
 	base64.lua				-- base64 encoding implementation
 
-The module  http.lua provides  functionality to download  an URL  from a
-HTTP server. The  implementation conforms to the  HTTP/1.1 standard, RFC
-2068. The base64.lua  module provides base64 encoding  and decoding. The
-module is used for the HTTP Basic Authentication Scheme, and conforms to
-RFC 1521.
+The  module   http.lua  provides   general  HTTP  client   support.  The
+implementation  conforms  to  the   HTTP/1.1  standard,  RFC  2068.  The
+base64.lua module provides  base64 encoding and decoding.  The module is
+used for the HTTP Basic Authentication Scheme, and conforms to RFC 1521.
 
 	smtp.lua				-- SMTP protocol implementation
 	
@@ -20,5 +19,5 @@ SMTP mail server. The implementation conforms to RFC 821.
 The module ftp.lua provides functions  to download and upload files from
 and to FTP servers. The implementation conforms to RFC 959.
 
-These implementations are supported. Please send any comments do
-diego@tecgraf.puc-rio.br.
+These implementations are part of the LuaSocket library and are supported. 
+Please send any comments to diego@tecgraf.puc-rio.br.