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@@ -83,6 +83,13 @@ trust to arbitrary identities.  Pick whom you trust wisely.  The settings for
 minimum trust before downloading messages and trust lists can be changed on the\r
 web interface.\r
 \r
+You must have a local identity created before you can set trust levels.  Even\r
+if you don't want to post messages, you must still create an identity, but you\r
+do not have to announce it.  This way, no-one will know about that identity and\r
+you will be able to set trust.  If you have multiple identities, each with\r
+different trust levels for peers, the highest trust level set for a peer will\r
+determine if messages/trust lists are downloaded from them.\r
+\r
 A note on NULL trust:  If you neither trust or distrust an identity, they will\r
 have NULL trust (no trust at all).  You will download messages and trust lists\r
 from identities with NULL peer trust as long as the local trust level is at or\r