--- a/runtime/syntax/resolv.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/resolv.vim
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 " Vim syntax file
-" Language:     resolver configuration file
-" Maintaner:    Radu Dineiu <littledragon@altern.org>
-" URL:		http://ld.yi.org/vim/resolv.vim
-" ChangeLog:    http://ld.yi.org/vim/resolv.ChangeLog
-" Last Change:  2003 May 11
-" Version:      0.1
+" Language: resolver configuration file
+" Maintainer: David Ne\v{c}as (Yeti) <yeti@physics.muni.cz>
+" Original Maintaner: Radu Dineiu <littledragon@altern.org>
+" License: This file can be redistribued and/or modified under the same terms
+"   as Vim itself.
+" URL: http://trific.ath.cx/Ftp/vim/syntax/resolv.vim
+" Last Change: 2006-04-16
 
 if version < 600
 	syntax clear
@@ -14,12 +15,10 @@ endif
 
 " Errors, comments and operators
 syn match resolvError /./
-syn match resolvNull /^\s*$/
-syn match resolvComment /^\s*#.*$/
+syn match resolvComment /\s*[#;].*$/
 syn match resolvOperator /[\/:]/ contained
 
 " IP
-
 syn cluster resolvIPCluster contains=resolvIPError,resolvIPSpecial
 syn match resolvIPError /\%(\d\{4,}\|25[6-9]\|2[6-9]\d\|[3-9]\d\{2}\)[\.0-9]*/ contained
 syn match resolvIPSpecial /\%(127\.\d\{1,3}\.\d\{1,3}\.\d\{1,3}\)/ contained
@@ -30,23 +29,26 @@ syn match resolvIPNetmask contained /\%(
 syn match resolvHostname contained /\w\{-}\.[-0-9A-Za-z_\.]*/
 
 " Particular
-syn match resolvIPNameserver contained /\%(\%(\d\{1,4}\.\)\{3}\d\{1,4}\%(\s\|$\)\)\{1,3}/ contains=@resolvIPCluster
-syn match resolvHostnameSearch contained /\%(\w\{-}\.[-0-9A-Za-z_\.]\{-}\%(\s\|$\)\)\{1,6}/
-syn match resolvIPNetmaskSortList contained /\%(\%(\d\{1,4}\.\)\{3}\d\{1,4}\%(\/\%(\%(\d\{1,4}\.\)\{,3}\d\{1,4}\)\)\?\%(\s\|$\)\)\{1,10}/ contains=resolvOperator,@resolvIPCluster
+syn match resolvIPNameserver contained /\%(\%(\d\{1,4}\.\)\{3}\d\{1,4}\%(\s\|$\)\)\+/ contains=@resolvIPCluster
+syn match resolvHostnameSearch contained /\%(\%([-0-9A-Za-z_]\+\.\)*[-0-9A-Za-z_]\+\.\?\%(\s\|$\)\)\+/
+syn match resolvIPNetmaskSortList contained /\%(\%(\d\{1,4}\.\)\{3}\d\{1,4}\%(\/\%(\%(\d\{1,4}\.\)\{,3}\d\{1,4}\)\)\?\%(\s\|$\)\)\+/ contains=resolvOperator,@resolvIPCluster
 
 " Identifiers
-syn match resolvNameserver /^nameserver / nextgroup=resolvIPNameserver
-syn match resolvDomain /^domain / nextgroup=resolvHostname
-syn match resolvSearch /^search / nextgroup=resolvHostnameSearch
-syn match resolvSortList /^sortlist / nextgroup=resolvIPNetmaskSortList
-syn match resolvOptions /^options / nextgroup=resolvOption
+syn match resolvNameserver /^\s*nameserver\>/ nextgroup=resolvIPNameserver skipwhite
+syn match resolvLwserver /^\s*lwserver\>/ nextgroup=resolvIPNameserver skipwhite
+syn match resolvDomain /^\s*domain\>/ nextgroup=resolvHostname skipwhite
+syn match resolvSearch /^\s*search\>/ nextgroup=resolvHostnameSearch skipwhite
+syn match resolvSortList /^\s*sortlist\>/ nextgroup=resolvIPNetmaskSortList skipwhite
+syn match resolvOptions /^\s*options\>/ nextgroup=resolvOption skipwhite
 
 " Options
-syn match resolvOption /\%(debug\|ndots:\d\)/ contained contains=resolvOperator
+" FIXME: The manual page and the source code do not exactly agree on the set
+" of allowed options
+syn match resolvOption /\<\%(debug\|no_tld_query\|rotate\|no-check-names\|inet6\)\>/ contained nextgroup=resolvOption skipwhite
+syn match resolvOption /\<\%(ndots\|timeout\|attempts\):\d\+\>/ contained contains=resolvOperator nextgroup=resolvOption skipwhite
 
 " Additional errors
 syn match resolvError /^search .\{257,}/
-syn match resolvNull /\s\{1,}$/
 
 if version >= 508 || !exists("did_config_syntax_inits")
 	if version < 508
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ if version >= 508 || !exists("did_config
 	HiLink resolvIPNetmaskSortList Number
 
 	HiLink resolvNameServer Identifier
+	HiLink resolvLwserver Identifier
 	HiLink resolvDomain Identifier
 	HiLink resolvSearch Identifier
 	HiLink resolvSortList Identifier