diff --git a/net/tspc/MESSAGE b/net/tspc/MESSAGE
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+===========================================================================
+$NetBSD: MESSAGE,v 1.1 2002/08/22 18:22:00 grant Exp $
+
+Before attempting to configure a tunnel, you will need to create the
+generic tunnel interface, eg. (NetBSD):
+
+	/sbin/ifconfig gif0 create
+
+===========================================================================