diff --git a/doc/latex/ftp.tex b/doc/latex/ftp.tex
index 9930c60..04ff22b 100644
--- a/doc/latex/ftp.tex
+++ b/doc/latex/ftp.tex
@@ -165,20 +165,14 @@ a look there, yet.}
 
 The following rfc959 commands are not implemented:
 
-\begin{table}[htb]
-\begin{tabular}{|lp{10cm}|}
-\hline
+\begin{tabular}{ll}
 \ex{ACCT} & account; this is ignored by most servers) \\
 \ex{SMNT} & structure mount, for mounting another filesystem \\
 \ex{REIN} & reinitialize connection \\
 \ex{LOGOUT} & quit without interrupting ongoing transfers \\
 \ex{STRU} & file structure \\
 \ex{ALLO} & allocate space on server \\
-\hline
 \end{tabular}
-\end{table}
-
-
 
 \subsection{What programmers want to know}
 
diff --git a/doc/latex/ftpd.tex b/doc/latex/ftpd.tex
index ee9b7b7..ac1b66b 100644
--- a/doc/latex/ftpd.tex
+++ b/doc/latex/ftpd.tex
@@ -121,8 +121,10 @@ RFC~959:
 
 \FIXME{Can there be a pagebreak in a table?}
 
+
 \begin{table}
 \label{ftpd-commands}
+\begin{center}
 \begin{tabular}{|lp{10cm}|}
 \hline
 \ex{ABOR} & abort connection \\
@@ -157,6 +159,7 @@ non-anonymous logins) \\
 \hline
 \end{tabular}
 \caption{Supported RFC~959 commands by the server.}
+\end{center}
 \end{table}
 
 
diff --git a/doc/latex/man.tex b/doc/latex/man.tex
index 1425bdc..3123691 100644
--- a/doc/latex/man.tex
+++ b/doc/latex/man.tex
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 \documentclass[11pt]{article}
 \usepackage[latin1]{inputenc}
 \usepackage{code}
+\usepackage{a4wide}
 \date{28. Januar 2002}
 \author{composed by Andreas Bernauer\footnote{\texttt{bernauer@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de}}}
 \title{Documentation of the sunet-package}
@@ -30,5 +31,5 @@ the sunet package.
 \include{pop3}
 \include{stringhax}
 \include{toothless}
-\FIXME{Is there a possibility to get rid of the overfull \\hboxes?}
+%\FIXME{Is there a possibility to get rid of the overfull \\hboxes?}
 \end{document}
diff --git a/doc/latex/netrc.tex b/doc/latex/netrc.tex
index abaaa71..13b968b 100644
--- a/doc/latex/netrc.tex
+++ b/doc/latex/netrc.tex
@@ -100,14 +100,14 @@ a default login / password if the machine is unknown.
   \ovar{default?}}{string}
 \defunx{netrc:lookup-login}{netrc-record machine
   \ovar{default?}}{string}
-\begin{defundescx}
+\begin{desc}
   Return the login, password and / or account information for
   \semvar{machine} specified by \semvar{netrc-record}, respectively.
   If \semvar{default?} is \sharpt, default values are returned if no
   such \semvar{machine} is specified in the \semvar{netrc-record}.
   Otherwise [\sharpf\ \sharpf\ \sharpf] or \sharpf\ is returned,
   respectively.
-\end{defundescx}
+\end{desc}
 
 \defun{netrc:default-login}{netrc-record}{string}
 \begin{defundescx}{netrc:default-password}{netrc-record}{string}
diff --git a/doc/latex/smtp.tex b/doc/latex/smtp.tex
index d93de4e..b10b205 100644
--- a/doc/latex/smtp.tex
+++ b/doc/latex/smtp.tex
@@ -256,11 +256,12 @@ The second digit encodes responses in specific categories:
 \end{description}
 
 \begin{table}
+\begin{center}
 \label{smtp-reply-codes}
 \begin{tabular}{|lp{10cm}|}
 \hline
  500 & Syntax error, command unrecognized \newline
- [This may include errors such as command line too long] \\
+ [This may include errors such as ``command line too long''] \\
  501 & Syntax error in parameters or arguments \\
  502 & Command not implemented\\
  503 & Bad sequence of commands\\
@@ -295,12 +296,14 @@ The second digit encodes responses in specific categories:
  554 & Transaction failed\\
 \hline
 \end{tabular}
-\caption{Complete list of SMPT reply-codes.}
+\caption{Complete list of SMTP reply-codes.}
+\end{center}
 \end{table}
 
 \begin{table}
+\begin{center}
 \label{smtp-command-reply-codes}
-\begin{tabular}{|p{2.3cm}||p{2.3cm}|p{2.3cm}|p{2.3cm}|p{2.3cm}|}
+\begin{tabular}{|l||l|l|l|l|}
 \hline
 \bf{What} & \bf{intermediate} & \bf{success} & \bf{failure} & \bf{error}\\
 \hline
@@ -364,6 +367,7 @@ conn. establ. & &
 \hline
 \end{tabular}
 \caption{command--reply sequences.}
+\end{center}
 \end{table}