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diff --git a/doc/rrdgraph_data.pod b/doc/rrdgraph_data.pod
index e8b2c67..64c559a 100644
--- a/doc/rrdgraph_data.pod
+++ b/doc/rrdgraph_data.pod
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ useful information such as maximum, minimum etcetera. Two of the
 instructions use a language called B<RPN> which is described in its
 own manual page.
 
+Variable names (I<vname>) must be made up strings of the following characters
+C<A-Z, a-z, 0-9, -,_> and a maximum length of 255 characters.
+
 =head1 DEF
 
 B<DEF:>I<E<lt>vnameE<gt>>=I<E<lt>rrdfileE<gt>>:I<E<lt>ds-nameE<gt>>:I<E<lt>CFE<gt>>[:step=I<E<lt>stepE<gt>>][:start=I<E<lt>timeE<gt>>][:end=I<E<lt>timeE<gt>>][:reduce=I<E<lt>B<CF>E<gt>>]
@@ -68,6 +71,9 @@ elements.
 
 Example: C<VDEF:avg=mydata,AVERAGE>
 
+Note that currently only agregation functions work in VDEF rpn expressions.
+Patches to change this are welcome.
+
 =head1 CDEF
 
 B<CDEF>:I<vname>=I<RPN expression>
@@ -91,6 +97,6 @@ Make sure to read L<rrdgraph_examples> for tipsE<amp>tricks.
 
 =head1 AUTHOR
 
-Program by Tobias Oetiker E<lt>oetiker@ee.ethz.chE<gt>
+Program by Tobias Oetiker E<lt>tobi@oetiker.chE<gt>
 
 This manual page by Alex van den Bogaerdt E<lt>alex@ergens.op.het.netE<gt>