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diff --git a/src/collectd-snmp.pod b/src/collectd-snmp.pod
index 90b5c0ed..5e99ba33 100644
--- a/src/collectd-snmp.pod
+++ b/src/collectd-snmp.pod
@@ -76,9 +76,11 @@ internal format and dispatches them. Depending on the write plugins you have
 loaded they may be written to disk or submitted to another instance or
 whatever you configured.
 
-Because querying a host via SNMP may produce a timeout multiple threads are
-used to query hosts in parallel. Depending on the number of hosts between one
-and ten threads are used.
+Because querying a host via SNMP may produce a timeout the "complex reads"
+polling method is used. The ReadThreads parameter in the main configuration
+influences the number of parallel polling jobs which can be undertaken. If
+you expect timeouts or some polling to take a long time, you should increase
+this parameter. Note that other plugins also use the same threads.
 
 =head1 CONFIGURATION
 
@@ -262,10 +264,12 @@ This value is not applied to counter-values.
 
 =item B<Ignore> I<Value> [, I<Value> ...]
 
-The ignore values allows one to ignore Instances based on their name and the
-patterns specified by the various values you've entered. The match is a
+The ignore values allows one to ignore TypeInstances based on their name and
+the patterns specified by the various values you've entered. The match is a
 glob-type shell matching.
 
+When B<Table> is set to I<false> then this option has no effect.
+
 =item B<InvertMatch> I<true|false(default)>
 
 The invertmatch value should be use in combination of the Ignore option.
@@ -336,7 +340,7 @@ Selects the authentication protocol for SNMPv3 security.
 
 =item B<AuthPassphrase> I<Passphrase>
 
-Sets the authentication passphrase for SNMPv3 security. 
+Sets the authentication passphrase for SNMPv3 security.
 
 =item B<PrivacyProtocol> I<AES>|I<DES>
 
@@ -344,7 +348,7 @@ Selects the privacy (encryption) protocol for SNMPv3 security.
 
 =item B<PrivacyPassphrase> I<Passphrase>
 
-Sets the privacy (encryption) passphrase for SNMPv3 security. 
+Sets the privacy (encryption) passphrase for SNMPv3 security.
 
 =item B<Collect> I<Data> [I<Data> ...]
 
@@ -369,6 +373,10 @@ How long to wait for a response. The C<Net-SNMP> library default is 1 second.
 The number of times that a query should be retried after the Timeout expires.
 The C<Net-SNMP> library default is 5.
 
+=item B<BulkSize> I<Integer>
+
+Configures the size of SNMP bulk transfers. The default is 0, which disables bulk transfers altogether.
+
 =back
 
 =head1 SEE ALSO