diff --git a/src/common/rclconfig.cpp b/src/common/rclconfig.cpp
index 556604e3..a2a6d4fd 100644
--- a/src/common/rclconfig.cpp
+++ b/src/common/rclconfig.cpp
@@ -516,13 +516,10 @@ string RclConfig::getMimeHandlerDef(const std::string &mtype, bool filtertypes)
     return hs;
 }
 
-/** 
- * @param whole is like "base value ; attr1 = somthing; attr2 = somethelse"
- * There is no way to escape a semi-colon inside whole
- */
 bool RclConfig::valueSplitAttributes(const string& whole, string& value, 
-                              ConfSimple& attrs)
+				     ConfSimple& attrs)
 {
+    /* There is currently no way to escape a semi-colon */
     string::size_type semicol0 = whole.find_first_of(";");
     value = whole.substr(0, semicol0);
     string attrstr;
diff --git a/src/common/rclconfig.h b/src/common/rclconfig.h
index 4f81e794..07b2ede8 100644
--- a/src/common/rclconfig.h
+++ b/src/common/rclconfig.h
@@ -171,8 +171,11 @@ class RclConfig {
 
     /** mimeconf: get input filter for mimetype */
     string getMimeHandlerDef(const string &mimetype, bool filtertypes=false);
-    /** For lines like: "name = some value; and additional; attributes"
-     * Split the value and store the attributes in a ConfSimple */
+
+    /** For lines like: "name = some value; attr1 = value1; attr2 = val2"
+     * Separate the value and store the attributes in a ConfSimple 
+     * @param whole the raw value. No way to escape a semi-colon in there.
+     */
     bool valueSplitAttributes(const string& whole, string& value, 
                               ConfSimple& attrs);