diff --git a/milter.cfg b/milter.cfg
index a986e43f221f3b4186d4d925b891264e345901df..7b46e6016eddd5c8a7085867023658faa65adce7 100644
--- a/milter.cfg
+++ b/milter.cfg
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ tempdir = /var/log/milter/save
 # how long to wait for a response from sendmail before giving up 
 ;timeout=600
 log_headers = 0
-# connection ips and hostnames are matched against this glob style list
-# to recognize internal senders.
-;internal_connect = 192.168.*.*,127.*
+# Connection ips and hostnames are matched against this glob style list
+# to recognize internal senders.  You probably need to change this.
+# The default is a good guess to try and prevent newbie frustration.
+internal_connect = 192.168.0.0/16,127.*
 
 # mail that is not an internal_connect and claims to be from an
 # internal domain is rejected.  Furthermore, internal mail that