--- amanda.8-orig	2006-12-20 03:38:07.000000000 -0500
+++ amanda.8	2006-12-20 03:39:31.000000000 -0500
@@ -632,18 +632,18 @@
 \fBamandad\fR
 daemon validates the connection using one of several methods, depending on how it was compiled and on options it is passed:
 .TP
-.rhosts
+\&.rhosts
 Even though
 \fBAmanda\fR
 does not use
 \fBrsh\fR, it can use
-.rhosts-style authentication and a
-.rhosts
+\&.rhosts-style authentication and a
+\&.rhosts
 file.
 .TP
-.amandahosts
+\&.amandahosts
 This is essentially the same as
-.rhosts
+\&.rhosts
 authentication except a different file, with almost the same format, is used. This is the default mechanism built into
 \fBAmanda\fR.
 .sp
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@
 .sp
 .nf
 
-. 	word separator for a host
+\&. 	word separator for a host
 / 	word separator for a disk
 ^ 	anchor at left
 $ 	anchor at right
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@
 sda*           /dev/sda1 
                /dev/sda12 
 /opt/          opt (disk)           opt (host)
-.opt.          opt (host)           opt (disk)
+\&.opt.          opt (host)           opt (disk)
 /              /                    any other disk
 /usr           /usr 
                /usr/opt