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diff --git a/man/mh-sequence.man7 b/man/mh-sequence.man7
index 60568ed..516b8af 100644
--- a/man/mh-sequence.man7
+++ b/man/mh-sequence.man7
@@ -28,20 +28,19 @@ or one of these `reserved' message names:
 .nf
 .ta +\w'\fIName\fP      'u
 .I "Name	Description
-first	the first message in the folder
-last	the last message in the folder
-cur	the most recently accessed message
-prev	the message numerically preceding `cur'
-next	the message numerically following `cur'
+f	the first message in the folder
+p	the message numerically preceding `c'
+c	the most recently accessed message
+n	the message numerically following `c'
+l	the last message in the folder
 .fi
 .RE
 .PP
-In commands that take a `msg' argument, the default is `cur'.
-As a shorthand, `\&.' is equivalent to `cur'.
+In commands that take a `msg' argument, the default is `c'.
 .PP
 For example: In a folder containing five messages numbered 5, 10, 94, 177
-and 325, `first' is 5 and `last' is 325.  If `cur'
-is 94, then `prev' is 10 and `next' is 177.
+and 325, `f' is 5 and `l' is 325.  If `c'
+is 94, then `p' is 10 and `n' is 177.
 .PP
 The word `msgs' indicates that one or more messages may be specified.
 Such a specification consists of one message designation or of several
@@ -49,32 +48,51 @@ message designations separated by spaces.  A message designation consists
 either of a message name as defined above, or a message range.
 .PP
 A message range is specified as `name1\-name2' or
-`name:n', where `name', `name1' and `name2' are message names,
-and `n' is an integer.
+`name:i', where `name', `name1' and `name2' are message names,
+and `i' is an integer.
 .PP
 The specification `name1\-name2' designates all currently existing
 messages from `name1' to `name2' inclusive.  The `reserved'
-message name `all' is a shorthand for the message range
-`first\-last'.
+message name `a' (``all'') is a shorthand for the message range
+`f\-l'.
 .PP
-The specification `name:n' designates up to `n' messages.
+.RS 5
+.nf
+.ta +\w'\fIName\fP      'u
+.I "Name	Description
+a	all messages in the folder (i.e. `f\-l')
+.fi
+.RE
+.PP
+The specification `name:i' designates up to `i' messages.
 These messages start with `name' if `name' is a message number or one of
-the reserved names `first' `cur', or `next', The
-messages end with `name' if `name' is `prev' or `last'.
-The interpretation of `n' may be overridden by preceding `n' with a
-plus or minus sign; `+n' always means up to `n' messages starting with
-`name', and `\-n' always means up to `n' messages ending with `name'.
+the reserved names `f' `c', or `n', The
+messages end with `name' if `name' is `p' or `l'.
+The interpretation of `i' may be overridden by preceding `i' with a
+plus or minus sign; `+i' always means up to `i' messages starting with
+`name', and `\-i' always means up to `i' messages ending with `name'.
 .PP
 In commands which accept a `msgs' argument, the default is either
-`cur' or `all', depending on which makes more sense
-for each command (see the individual man pages for details).  Repeated
+`c' or `a', depending on which makes more sense
+for each command (see the individual man pages for details).
+.PP
+Repeated
 specifications of the same message have the same effect as a single
 specification of the message.
 .PP
-There is also a special `reserved' message name `new'
-which is used by the
+There is also a special `reserved' message name `b' (``beyond'')
+which can be used with the
 .B mhpath
-command.
+command. It refers to the next (not yet used) message number 
+after `l'.
+.PP
+.RS 5
+.nf
+.ta +\w'\fIName\fP      'u
+.I "Name	Description
+b	the next message number beyond `l'
+.fi
+.RE
 
 .SS "User\-Defined Message Sequences"
 In addition to the `reserved' (pre-defined) message names given
@@ -96,17 +114,17 @@ command expects a `msg' or
 `msgs' argument.
 .PP
 Some forms of message ranges are allowed with user-defined sequences.
-The specification `name:n' may be used, and it designates up
-to the first `n' messages (or last `n' messages for `\-n') which are
+The specification `name:i' may be used, and it designates up
+to the first `i' messages (or last `i' messages for `\-i') which are
 elements of the user-defined sequence `name'.
 .PP
-The specifications `name:next' and `name:prev' may also
+The specifications `name:n' and `name:p' may also
 be used, and they designate the next or previous message (relative to the
 current message) which is an element of the user-defined sequence `name'.
-The specifications `name:first' and `name:last' are
+The specifications `name:f' and `name:l' are
 equivalent to `name:1' and `name:\-1', respectively.  The
-specification `name:cur' is not allowed (use just `cur'
-instead).  The syntax of these message range specifications is subject
+specification `name:c' is not allowed (use just `c' instead).
+Note: The syntax of these message range specifications is subject
 to change in the future.
 .PP
 User-defined sequence names are specific to each folder.  They are
@@ -115,7 +133,7 @@ defined using the
 and
 .B mark
 commands.
-.PP
+
 .SS "Public and Private User-Defined Sequences"
 There are two varieties of user-defined sequences:
 public and private.  Public sequences of a folder are accessible to any