diff --git a/doc/feedback.but b/doc/feedback.but
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--- a/doc/feedback.but
+++ b/doc/feedback.but
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ specific to using the SSH protocol;
 \b \W{news:comp.terminals}\c{comp.terminals}, for issues relating to
 terminal emulation (for instance, keyboard problems).
 
+Please use the newsgroup most appropriate to your query, and remember
+that these are general newsgroups, not specifically about PuTTY.
+
 If you don't have direct access to Usenet, you can access these
 newsgroups through Google Groups
 (\W{http://groups.google.com/}\cw{groups.google.com}).