-#define TELNETHOST_TEXT N_( "Telnet Interface host" )
-#define TELNETHOST_LONGTEXT N_( "Default to listen on all network interfaces" )
-#define TELNETPORT_TEXT N_( "Telnet Interface port" )
-#define TELNETPORT_LONGTEXT N_( "Default to 4212" )
+#define TELNETHOST_TEXT N_( "Host" )
+#define TELNETHOST_LONGTEXT N_( "This is the host on which the " \
+ "interface will listen. It defaults to all network interfaces (0.0.0.0)." \
+ " If you want this interface to be available only on the local " \
+ "machine, enter \"127.0.0.1\"." )
+#define TELNETPORT_TEXT N_( "Port" )
+#define TELNETPORT_LONGTEXT N_( "This is the TCP port on which this " \
+ "interface will listen. It defaults to 4212." )