diff --git a/etc/defaults/make.conf b/etc/defaults/make.conf
index f0bb9e855f71..a2c2e151ca11 100644
--- a/etc/defaults/make.conf
+++ b/etc/defaults/make.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: make.conf,v 1.45 1997/03/30 23:43:41 scrappy Exp $
+# $Id: make.conf,v 1.46 1997/03/31 05:26:39 scrappy Exp $
 #
 # This file, if present, will be read by make (see /usr/share/mk/sys.mk).
 # It allows you to override macro definitions to make without changing
@@ -112,6 +112,39 @@
 #FTP_PASSIVE_MODE=	YES
 #
 #
+# Port master sites.
+#
+# If you want your port fetches to go somewhere else than the default
+# (specified below) in case the distfile/patchfile was not found,
+# uncomment this and change it to a location nearest you.  (Don't
+# remove the "/${DIST_SUBDIR}/" part.)
+#
+#MASTER_SITE_BACKUP?=	\
+#	ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/distfiles/${DIST_SUBDIR}/
+#
+# If you want your port fetches to check the above site first (before
+# the MASTER_SITES specified in the port Makefiles), uncomment the
+# line below.  You can also change the right side to point to wherever 
+# you want.
+#
+#MASTER_SITE_OVERRIDE?=	${MASTER_SITE_BACKUP}
+#
+# Some ports use a special variable to point to a collection of
+# mirrors of well-known software archives.  If you have a mirror close
+# to you, uncomment any of the following lines and change it to that
+# address.  (Don't remove the "/${MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR}/" part.)
+#
+# Note: the right hand sides of the following lines are only for your
+# information.  For a full list of default sites, take a look at
+# bsd.port.mk.
+#
+#MASTER_SITE_XCONTRIB=	ftp://ftp.x.org/contrib/${MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR}/
+#MASTER_SITE_GNU=	ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/${MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR}/
+#MASTER_SITE_PERL_CPAN=	ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/plan/perl/CPAN/modules/by-module/${MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR}/
+#MASTER_SITE_TEX_CTAN=	ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/public/ctan/tex-archive/${MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR}/
+#MASTER_SITE_SUNSITE=	ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/${MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR}/
+#
+#
 # Kerberos IV
 # If you want the eBones-based Kerberos, define this:
 #
diff --git a/etc/make.conf b/etc/make.conf
index f0bb9e855f71..a2c2e151ca11 100644
--- a/etc/make.conf
+++ b/etc/make.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: make.conf,v 1.45 1997/03/30 23:43:41 scrappy Exp $
+# $Id: make.conf,v 1.46 1997/03/31 05:26:39 scrappy Exp $
 #
 # This file, if present, will be read by make (see /usr/share/mk/sys.mk).
 # It allows you to override macro definitions to make without changing
@@ -112,6 +112,39 @@
 #FTP_PASSIVE_MODE=	YES
 #
 #
+# Port master sites.
+#
+# If you want your port fetches to go somewhere else than the default
+# (specified below) in case the distfile/patchfile was not found,
+# uncomment this and change it to a location nearest you.  (Don't
+# remove the "/${DIST_SUBDIR}/" part.)
+#
+#MASTER_SITE_BACKUP?=	\
+#	ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/distfiles/${DIST_SUBDIR}/
+#
+# If you want your port fetches to check the above site first (before
+# the MASTER_SITES specified in the port Makefiles), uncomment the
+# line below.  You can also change the right side to point to wherever 
+# you want.
+#
+#MASTER_SITE_OVERRIDE?=	${MASTER_SITE_BACKUP}
+#
+# Some ports use a special variable to point to a collection of
+# mirrors of well-known software archives.  If you have a mirror close
+# to you, uncomment any of the following lines and change it to that
+# address.  (Don't remove the "/${MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR}/" part.)
+#
+# Note: the right hand sides of the following lines are only for your
+# information.  For a full list of default sites, take a look at
+# bsd.port.mk.
+#
+#MASTER_SITE_XCONTRIB=	ftp://ftp.x.org/contrib/${MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR}/
+#MASTER_SITE_GNU=	ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/${MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR}/
+#MASTER_SITE_PERL_CPAN=	ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/plan/perl/CPAN/modules/by-module/${MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR}/
+#MASTER_SITE_TEX_CTAN=	ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/public/ctan/tex-archive/${MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR}/
+#MASTER_SITE_SUNSITE=	ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/${MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR}/
+#
+#
 # Kerberos IV
 # If you want the eBones-based Kerberos, define this:
 #
diff --git a/share/examples/etc/make.conf b/share/examples/etc/make.conf
index f0bb9e855f71..a2c2e151ca11 100644
--- a/share/examples/etc/make.conf
+++ b/share/examples/etc/make.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: make.conf,v 1.45 1997/03/30 23:43:41 scrappy Exp $
+# $Id: make.conf,v 1.46 1997/03/31 05:26:39 scrappy Exp $
 #
 # This file, if present, will be read by make (see /usr/share/mk/sys.mk).
 # It allows you to override macro definitions to make without changing
@@ -112,6 +112,39 @@
 #FTP_PASSIVE_MODE=	YES
 #
 #
+# Port master sites.
+#
+# If you want your port fetches to go somewhere else than the default
+# (specified below) in case the distfile/patchfile was not found,
+# uncomment this and change it to a location nearest you.  (Don't
+# remove the "/${DIST_SUBDIR}/" part.)
+#
+#MASTER_SITE_BACKUP?=	\
+#	ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/distfiles/${DIST_SUBDIR}/
+#
+# If you want your port fetches to check the above site first (before
+# the MASTER_SITES specified in the port Makefiles), uncomment the
+# line below.  You can also change the right side to point to wherever 
+# you want.
+#
+#MASTER_SITE_OVERRIDE?=	${MASTER_SITE_BACKUP}
+#
+# Some ports use a special variable to point to a collection of
+# mirrors of well-known software archives.  If you have a mirror close
+# to you, uncomment any of the following lines and change it to that
+# address.  (Don't remove the "/${MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR}/" part.)
+#
+# Note: the right hand sides of the following lines are only for your
+# information.  For a full list of default sites, take a look at
+# bsd.port.mk.
+#
+#MASTER_SITE_XCONTRIB=	ftp://ftp.x.org/contrib/${MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR}/
+#MASTER_SITE_GNU=	ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/${MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR}/
+#MASTER_SITE_PERL_CPAN=	ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/plan/perl/CPAN/modules/by-module/${MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR}/
+#MASTER_SITE_TEX_CTAN=	ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/public/ctan/tex-archive/${MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR}/
+#MASTER_SITE_SUNSITE=	ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/${MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR}/
+#
+#
 # Kerberos IV
 # If you want the eBones-based Kerberos, define this:
 #