to describe. <EM>String</EM> is enclosed in double quotes
(<CODE>"</CODE>). Example:
<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>AddDescription "The planet Mars" /web/pics/mars.gif
-</CODE></BLOCKQUOTE><P><HR>
+</CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
+<P>
+The description field is 23 bytes wide. 7 more bytes may be
+added if the directory is covered by an
+<CODE>IndexOptions SuppressSize</CODE>, and 19 bytes may be
+added if <CODE>IndexOptions SuppressLastModified</CODE> is
+in effect. The widest this column can be is therefore 49 bytes.
+</P>
+<HR>
<H2><A NAME="addicon">AddIcon</A></H2>
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