diff --git a/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/Mail-Administrator-HOWTO.sgml b/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/Mail-Administrator-HOWTO.sgml
index c239a940..7fa2dd08 100644
--- a/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/Mail-Administrator-HOWTO.sgml
+++ b/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/Mail-Administrator-HOWTO.sgml
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ determines Bob's machine by analyzing the To header and seeing the
 <tt>dobbs.com</tt> on the right-hand side of Bob's address.  It uses
 that address to open an Internet connection to Bob's machine.  The
 mechanics of making that connection are a whole other topic; for this 
-explanation, it's enough to know that that connection is a way for
+explanation, it's enough to know that the connection is a way for
 Alice's MTA to send text commands to Bob's machine and receive replies
 to those commands.