diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f96b15f2..3d5739ef 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -4371,6 +4371,8 @@ v0.33.19        26-Oct-2001
 		information.
 		On new systems, ~/etc/config.data and ~/etc/task.data are
 		created with mode 0640.
+		On new systems, the DOS path isn't set anymore by default,
+		most people don't need it.
 		Starting utilities is now more relaxed using a 3 seconds
 		pause timer. Fixed some potential Sparc problems.
 
diff --git a/mbsetup/m_global.c b/mbsetup/m_global.c
index a178bbfc..7b67c3b6 100644
--- a/mbsetup/m_global.c
+++ b/mbsetup/m_global.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ void e_global(void)
 		case 9: E_PTH(14,16,64, CFG.badtic,       "The path to the ^bad tic files^.")
 		case 10:E_PTH(15,16,64, CFG.ticout,       "The path to the ^outgoing TIC^ files.")
 		case 11:E_PTH(16,16,64, CFG.req_magic,    "The path to the ^magic filerequest^ files.")
-		case 12:E_STR(17,16,64, CFG.dospath,      "The translated ^DOS^ drive and path.")
+		case 12:E_STR(17,16,64, CFG.dospath,      "The translated ^DOS^ drive and path, empty disables translation")
 		case 13:E_PTH(18,16,64, CFG.uxpath,       "The translated ^Unix^ path.")
 		case 14:E_BOOL(19,16,   CFG.leavecase,    "^Leave^ outbound flo filenames as is, ^No^ forces uppercase.")
 		}
diff --git a/mbtask/mbtask.c b/mbtask/mbtask.c
index c6b4b281..4598cafd 100644
--- a/mbtask/mbtask.c
+++ b/mbtask/mbtask.c
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ void load_maincfg(void)
                 sprintf(CFG.pinbound, "/var/spool/mbse/inbound");
                 sprintf(CFG.outbound, "/var/spool/mbse/outbound");
 		sprintf(CFG.msgs_path, "/var/spool/mbse/msgs");
-                sprintf(CFG.dospath, "a:"); /* The biggest floppy on earth, JvdW. */
                 sprintf(CFG.uxpath, "/var/spool/mbse");
                 sprintf(CFG.badtic, "/var/spool/mbse/badtic");
                 sprintf(CFG.ticout, "/var/spool/mbse/ticqueue");