diff --git a/docs/core/plugins/mail_crypt.md b/docs/core/plugins/mail_crypt.md
index 5cca11eee..6c557521a 100644
--- a/docs/core/plugins/mail_crypt.md
+++ b/docs/core/plugins/mail_crypt.md
@@ -347,7 +347,8 @@ crypt_global_private_key main {
 ## Base64-encoded Keys
 
 Mail-crypt plugin can read keys that are base64 encoded. This is intended
-mostly for providing PEM keys via userdb.
+mostly for providing PEM keys via userdb, because it may be difficult to get
+userdb to return multi-line values.
 
 Hence, this is possible:
 
@@ -369,7 +370,7 @@ passdb static {
   password = pass
   fields {
     crypt_global_public_key_file = ecpubkey.pem
-    crypt_global_private_key/main/private_key = <content of ecprivkey.pem>
+    crypt_global_private_key/main/private_key_file = inline:<base64-encoded content of ecprivkey.pem>
   }
 }
 ```
diff --git a/docs/core/settings/types.md b/docs/core/settings/types.md
index 828826c2d..0a90743c5 100644
--- a/docs/core/settings/types.md
+++ b/docs/core/settings/types.md
@@ -185,10 +185,10 @@ the process has dropped root privileges.
 
 The file paths do not support [[link,settings_variables,%variables]].
 
-All the `file` type settings end with a `_file` suffix. It's possible to give
-inline values (instead of a path to a file) for the setting by removing the
-`_file` suffix. For example userdb could be returning
-`crypt_global_public_key=<public key content>` without having to use files.
+It's possible to give inline values (instead of a path to a file) for the
+setting by using `inline:` prefix in the value. For example userdb could be
+returning `crypt_global_public_key_file=inline:<public key content>` without
+having to use files.
 
 ## Named Filter