diff --git a/ZMySQLDA/lib/python/Products/ZMySQLDA/connectionAdd.dtml b/ZMySQLDA/lib/python/Products/ZMySQLDA/connectionAdd.dtml
index e5ffc25..fd28c0e 100644
--- a/ZMySQLDA/lib/python/Products/ZMySQLDA/connectionAdd.dtml
+++ b/ZMySQLDA/lib/python/Products/ZMySQLDA/connectionAdd.dtml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     The connection string used for Z MySQL Database Connection
     is of the form:
 <pre>
-       [+/-]database[@host[:port]] [user [password [unix_socket]]]
+    [*lock] [+/-]database[@host[:port]] [user [password [unix_socket]]]
 </pre>
     or typically:
 <pre>
@@ -57,17 +57,33 @@
 </pre>
     to use a MySQL server on localhost via the standard UNIX socket.
     Only specify host if the server is on a remote system. You can
-    use a non-standard port, if necessary. If the UNIX socket is in
-    a non-standard location, you can specify the full path to it
-    after the password. A '-' in front of the database tells ZMySQLDA
-    to not use Zope's Transaction Manager, even if the server supports
-    transactions. A '+' in front of the database tells ZMySQLDA that
-    it must use transactions; an exception will be raised if they are
-    not supported by the server. If neither '-' or '+' are present,
-    then transactions will be enabled if the server supports them.
-    If you are using non-transaction safe tables (TSTs) on a server that
+    use a non-standard port, if necessary. Hint: To use a non-standard
+    port on the local system, use 127.0.0.1 for the host instead of
+    localhost.
+<p>
+    If the UNIX socket is in a non-standard location, you can specify
+    the full path to it after the password.
+<p>
+    A '-' in front of the database tells ZMySQLDA to not use Zope's
+    Transaction Manager, even if the server supports transactions. A
+    '+' in front of the database tells ZMySQLDA that it must use
+    transactions; an exception will be raised if they are not
+    supported by the server. If neither '-' or '+' are present, then
+    transactions will be enabled if the server supports them.  If you
+    are using non-transaction safe tables (TSTs) on a server that
     supports TSTs, use '-'. If you require transactions, use '+'. If
     you aren't sure, don't use either.
+<p>
+    *<em>lock</em> at the begining of the connection string means to
+    psuedo-transactional. When the transaction begins, it will acquire
+    a lock on the server named <em>lock</em> (i.e. MYLOCK). When the
+    transaction commits, the lock will be released. If the transaction
+    is aborted and restarted, which can happen due to a ConflictError,
+    you'll get an error in the logs, and inconsistent data. In this
+    respect, it's equivalent to transactions turned off.
+<p>
+    Transactions are highly recommended. Using a named lock in
+    conjunctions with transactions is probably pointless.  
 </dd></dl>
 
   </body>
diff --git a/ZMySQLDA/lib/python/Products/ZMySQLDA/help/DA.py b/ZMySQLDA/lib/python/Products/ZMySQLDA/help/DA.py
index 460a6f0..8c9094f 100644
--- a/ZMySQLDA/lib/python/Products/ZMySQLDA/help/DA.py
+++ b/ZMySQLDA/lib/python/Products/ZMySQLDA/help/DA.py
@@ -19,18 +19,37 @@ def manage_addZMySQLConnection(self, id, title,
 
                 'database user password'
 
-        to use a MySQL server on localhost via the standard UNIX socket.
-        Only specify host if the server is on a remote system. You can
-        use a non-standard port, if necessary. If the UNIX socket is in
-        a non-standard location, you can specify the full path to it
-        after the password. Transactions will be used if the server
-        supports them. If you are using non-transaction-safe tables,
-        a '-' at the beginning will disable transactions. If you want to
-        be sure transactions are used, a '+' at the beginning will
-        forcibly enable transactions; an exception will be raised if
-        the server does not support transactions.
+        to use a MySQL server on localhost via the standard UNIX
+        socket.  Only specify host if the server is on a remote
+        system. You can use a non-standard port, if necessary. If the
+        UNIX socket is in a non-standard location, you can specify the
+        full path to it after the password. Hint: To use a
+        non-standard port on the local system, use 127.0.0.1 for the
+        host instead of localhost.
+        
+        A '-' in front of the database tells ZMySQLDA to not use
+        Zope's Transaction Manager, even if the server supports
+        transactions. A '+' in front of the database tells ZMySQLDA
+        that it must use transactions; an exception will be raised if
+        they are not supported by the server. If neither '-' or '+'
+        are present, then transactions will be enabled if the server
+        supports them.  If you are using non-transaction safe tables
+        (TSTs) on a server that supports TSTs, use '-'. If you require
+        transactions, use '+'. If you aren't sure, don't use either.
 
-    """
+        *lock at the begining of the connection string means to
+        psuedo-transactional. When the transaction begins, it will
+        acquire a lock on the server named lock (i.e. MYLOCK). When
+        the transaction commits, the lock will be released. If the
+        transaction is aborted and restarted, which can happen due to
+        a ConflictError, you'll get an error in the logs, and
+        inconsistent data. In this respect, it's equivalent to
+        transactions turned off.
+
+        Transactions are highly recommended. Using a named lock in
+        conjunctions with transactions is probably pointless.
+
+        """
 
 class Connection:
     """MySQL Connection Object"""