diff --git a/functions/imap.xml b/functions/imap.xml
index f5730a0bba..96cbb90fb0 100644
--- a/functions/imap.xml
+++ b/functions/imap.xml
@@ -114,6 +114,32 @@
      your end-of-line terminator instead of "\n" or the operation will
      fail.
     </para>
+    <para>     
+     <example>
+      <title><function>imap_append</function> example</title>
+      <programlisting>
+<?php
+$stream = imap_open("{your.imap.host}INBOX.Drafts","username", "password");
+
+$check = imap_check($stream);
+print "Msg Count before append: ". $check->Nmsgs."\n";
+
+imap_append($stream,"{your.imap.host}INBOX.Drafts"
+                   ,"From: me@my.host\r\n"
+                   ."To: you@your.host\r\n"
+                   ."Subject: test\r\n"
+                   ."\r\n"
+                   ."this is a test message, please ignore\r\n"
+                   );
+
+$check = imap_check($stream);
+print "Msg Count after append : ". $check->Nmsgs."\n";
+
+imap_close($stream);
+?>
+      </programlisting>
+     </example>
+    </para>
    </refsect1>
   </refentry>
 
@@ -249,7 +275,8 @@
     <para> 
      Close the imap stream. Takes an optional
      <parameter>flag</parameter> CL_EXPUNGE, which will silently
-     expunge the mailbox before closing.
+     expunge the mailbox before closing, removing all messages marked for
+     deletion.
     </para>
    </refsect1>
   </refentry>
@@ -268,7 +295,8 @@
     </funcsynopsis>
     <para>  
      <function>imap_createmailbox</function> creates a new mailbox
-     specified by <parameter>mbox</parameter>. 
+     specified by <parameter>mbox</parameter>. Names containing 
+     international characters should be encoded by <function>imap_utf7_encode</function>
     </para> 
     <para>
      Returns true on success and false on error.