*: =/p/condor/repository/externals-private=
 
 *TODO:* How often is this synchronized? Is there a way to force a sync
-faster?  Will it overwrite earlier, wrong versions?
-
-*TODO: adesmet's edits end here*
+faster?
 
 The latter is for files that can't be publicly distributed. Currently, the only thing there is a LIGO application for testing standard universe. Once synced, the files can be fetched from the following URLS:
 
@@ -163,10 +161,11 @@
 
 Once you place a tarball in =/p/condor/repository/externals= or =/p/condor/repository/externals-private=, you shouldn't change it. You must not change it once a mention of it is pushed to the shared git repository. If the contents of your source tarball(s) may change while you're preparing to push your changes, you have two options for temporarily locating the tarballs:
 
-*: Place the tarball directly in the external's directory and leave the =URLS= file (described below) empty. *Do not push any commits that contain the full tarball to the public git repository.*
+*: *Out of date: This no longer works without edits to CMakeLists.txt* Place the tarball directly in the external's directory and leave the =URLS= file (described below) empty. *Do not push any commits that contain the full tarball to the public git repository.*
 
-*: Place the tarball at some other ftp or http location. Your CS web page or the temporary directory under Condor's anonymous ftp server are possibilities.
+*: Place the tarball at some other ftp or http location. Your CS web page or the temporary directory under Condor's anonymous ftp server are possibilities.  Then edit the CMakeLists.txt to load the unusual location.
 
+*TODO: adesmet's edits end here*
 In either case, ensure you move the tarball to the official externals location and update the =URLS= file before pushing your changes.
 
 {subsection: Making the URLS file}