--- /usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/twisted/protocols/basic.py	2002-09-23 10:51:29.000000000 +0200
+++ basic.py	2002-11-07 09:05:47.000000000 +0100
@@ -131,6 +131,10 @@
     Each line that's received becomes a callback to lineReceived.  Each
     chunk of raw data becomes a callback to rawDataReceived.
 
+    Lines are limited to 16384 bytes. Change the 'MAX_LENGTH' class attribute
+    if you wish to receive longer lines. The default line delimiter is '\r\n'
+    and it is set by the 'delimiter' class attribute.
+
     This is useful for line-oriented protocols such as IRC, HTTP, POP,
     etc.
     """