diff --git a/src/sbbs3/js_bbs.cpp b/src/sbbs3/js_bbs.cpp
index 4d5251e5d70f33b6230e49de0014dc267518a158..12586e6a0bb3563155b6faa949122e46b0f6d585 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/js_bbs.cpp
+++ b/src/sbbs3/js_bbs.cpp
@@ -2614,8 +2614,9 @@ static jsSyncMethodSpec js_bbs_functions[] = {
 	,JSDOCSTR("display the logon list")
 	,310
 	},		
-	{"read_mail",		js_readmail,		0,	JSTYPE_VOID,	""
-	,JSDOCSTR("read private e-mail")
+	{"read_mail",		js_readmail,		0,	JSTYPE_VOID,	JSDOCSTR("[which [,user_number]]")
+	,JSDOCSTR("read private e-mail"
+	"(see <tt>MAIL_*</tt> in <tt>sbbsdefs.js</tt> for valid <i>which</i> values)")
 	,310
 	},		
 	{"email",			js_email,			1,	JSTYPE_BOOLEAN,	JSDOCSTR("number user [,number mode] [,string top] [,string subject]")