4 files changed, 25 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/camel/providers/mbox/camel-mbox-provider.c b/camel/providers/mbox/camel-mbox-provider.c
index d8de921c5e..7fb57c3d1c 100644
--- a/camel/providers/mbox/camel-mbox-provider.c
+++ b/camel/providers/mbox/camel-mbox-provider.c
@@ -33,9 +33,13 @@ static CamelProvider _mbox_provider = {
 	(GtkType) 0,
 	PROVIDER_STORE,
 	0,
+
 	"mbox",
-	"Camel default mbox provider",
-	"This the first full fledged local mail provider",
+	"UNIX mbox-format mail files",
+
+	"For reading mail delivered by the local system, and for "
+	"storing mail on local disk.",
+
 	(GModule *) NULL
 };
 
diff --git a/camel/providers/pop3/camel-pop3-provider.c b/camel/providers/pop3/camel-pop3-provider.c
index 0a8c97bbda..90a163cad2 100644
--- a/camel/providers/pop3/camel-pop3-provider.c
+++ b/camel/providers/pop3/camel-pop3-provider.c
@@ -33,9 +33,14 @@ static CamelProvider _pop3_provider = {
 	(GtkType) 0,
 	PROVIDER_STORE,
 	PROVIDER_REMOTE,
-	"POP3",
-	"Camel default POP3 provider",
-	"This is a provider that reads from a POP3 server.",
+
+	"pop",
+	"POP",
+
+	"For connecting to POP servers. The POP protocol can also be used "
+	"to retrieve mail from certain web mail providers and proprietary "
+	"email systems.",
+
 	(GModule *) NULL
 };
 
diff --git a/camel/providers/sendmail/camel-sendmail-provider.c b/camel/providers/sendmail/camel-sendmail-provider.c
index 08fb75717e..5d3809b6f0 100644
--- a/camel/providers/sendmail/camel-sendmail-provider.c
+++ b/camel/providers/sendmail/camel-sendmail-provider.c
@@ -31,9 +31,13 @@ static CamelProvider _sendmail_provider = {
 	(GtkType) 0,
 	PROVIDER_TRANSPORT,
 	0,
+
 	"sendmail",
-	"Camel sendmail provider",
-	"A provider to send mail via the sendmail program",
+	"Sendmail",
+
+	"For delivering mail by passing it to the \"sendmail\" program "
+	"on the local system.",
+
 	(GModule *) NULL
 };
 
diff --git a/camel/providers/smtp/camel-smtp-provider.c b/camel/providers/smtp/camel-smtp-provider.c
index 16159f4680..9f49d58b02 100644
--- a/camel/providers/smtp/camel-smtp-provider.c
+++ b/camel/providers/smtp/camel-smtp-provider.c
@@ -33,9 +33,12 @@ static CamelProvider _smtp_provider = {
 	(GtkType) 0,
 	PROVIDER_TRANSPORT,
 	0,
+
+	"smtp",
 	"SMTP",
-	"Camel default SMTP provider",
-	"This is a provider that sends to a SMTP server.",
+
+	"For delivering mail by connecting to a remote mailhub using SMTP.",
+
 	(GModule *) NULL
 };