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index c5f05e3..94d6d63 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/stf.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/stf.4
@@ -53,17 +53,15 @@ interface.
The
.Nm
interface is necessary for site border router
-.Po
-called
+(called
.Dq 6to4 router
-in the specification
-.Pc .
+in the specification).
.Pp
Due to the way 6to4 protocol is specified,
.Nm
interface requires certain configuration to work properly.
Single
-.Pq no more than 1
+(no more than 1)
valid 6to4 address needs to be configured to the interface.
.Dq A valid 6to4 address
is an address which has the following properties.
@@ -83,9 +81,9 @@ Since the specification forbids the use of IPv4 private address,
the address needs to be a global IPv4 address.
.It
Subnet identifier portion
-.Pq 48th to 63rd bit
+(48th to 63rd bit)
and interface identifier portion
-.Pq lower 64 bits
+(lower 64 bits)
are properly filled to avoid address collisions.
.El
.Pp
@@ -182,7 +180,8 @@ The following configuration accepts packets from IPv4 source
.Li 9.1.0.0/16
only.
It emits 6to4 packet only for IPv6 destination 2002:0901::/32
-.Pq IPv4 destination will match Li 9.1.0.0/16 .
+(IPv4 destination will match
+.Li 9.1.0.0/16 ) .
.Bd -literal
# ifconfig ne0 inet 9.1.2.3 netmask 0xffff0000
# ifconfig stf0 inet6 2002:0901:0203:0000:a00:5aff:fe38:6f86 \\
@@ -193,12 +192,12 @@ The following configuration uses the
.Nm
interface as an output-only device.
You need to have alternative IPv6 connectivity
-.Pq other than 6to4
+(other than 6to4)
to use this configuration.
For outbound traffic, you can reach other 6to4 networks efficiently via
.Nm stf .
For inbound traffic, you will not receive any 6to4-tunneled packets
-.Pq less security drawbacks .
+(less security drawbacks).
Be careful not to advertise your 6to4 prefix to others
.Pq Li 2002:8504:0506::/48 ,
and not to use your 6to4 prefix as a source.
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