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--- a/src/collectd-exec.pod
+++ b/src/collectd-exec.pod
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+=encoding UTF-8
+
 =head1 NAME
 
 collectd-exec - Documentation of collectd's C<exec plugin>
@@ -116,12 +118,8 @@ case you're confused.
 
 Since examples usually let one understand a lot better, here are some:
 
-  leeloo/cpu-0/cpu-idle N:2299366
-  alice/interface/if_octets-eth0 interval=10 1180647081:421465:479194
-
-Since this action was the only one supported with older versions of the C<exec
-plugin> all lines were treated as if they were prefixed with B<PUTVAL>. This is
-still the case to maintain backwards compatibility but deprecated.
+  PUTVAL leeloo/cpu-0/cpu-idle N:2299366
+  PUTVAL alice/interface/if_octets-eth0 interval=10 1180647081:421465:479194
 
 =item B<PUTNOTIF> [I<OptionList>] B<message=>I<Message>
 
@@ -273,6 +271,14 @@ to make use of collectd's more powerful interface.
 The user, the binary is executed as, may not have root privileges, i.E<nbsp>e.
 must have an UID that is non-zero. This is for your own good.
 
+=item
+
+Early versions of the plugin did not use a command but treated all lines as if
+they were arguments to the I<PUTVAL> command. When the I<PUTNOTIF> command was
+implemented, this behavior was kept for lines which start with an unknown
+command for backwards compatibility. This compatibility code has been removed
+in I<collectdE<nbsp>5>.
+
 =back
 
 =head1 SEE ALSO