diff --git a/7.1/manual/basics-server.html b/7.1/manual/basics-server.html
index 81573dfd..6ad59c5e 100644
--- a/7.1/manual/basics-server.html
+++ b/7.1/manual/basics-server.html
@@ -243,14 +243,15 @@
 above, plus one POST parameter of type string, named "mypostparam".
 </p><pre class="server" class=""><code class="language-ocaml translatable">~meth:(Eliom_service.Post (Eliom_parameter.((string &quot;s&quot; ** int &quot;i&quot;),
                                             (string &quot;mypostparam&quot;))))</code></pre></section><section class="docblock"><header><h2>Eliom: Other kinds of services</h2></header><h3>Pathless services</h3><p>Pathless services are not identified by the path in the URL,
-but by a name given as parameter. This name can be specified manually
+but by a name given as parameter, regardless of the path.
+Use this to make a functionality available from all pages
+(for example: log-in or log-out actions, add something in a shopping basket ...).
+The name can be specified manually
 using the <span class="teletype">~name</span> optional parameter, otherwise, a random name is
 generated automatically.
-This is used to implement server functions (see below).
-If you are programming a client-server Eliom app, you will probably prefer server functions.
-If you are using traditional service based Web programming,
-use this to make a functionality available from all pages
-(for example: log-in or log-out actions, add something in a shopping basket ...).
+This is also used to implement server functions (see below).
+If you are programming a client-server Eliom app, you will often prefer
+remote procedure calls (`let%rpc`).
 </p><pre class="server" class=""><code class="language-ocaml translatable">let pathless_service =
   Eliom_service.create
     ~name:&quot;pathless_example&quot;
@@ -311,7 +312,7 @@
 </p><p>The following Eliom reference will count the number of visits of a user on a page:
 </p><pre class="server" class=""><code class="language-ocaml translatable">let%server count_ref =
   Eliom_reference.eref
-    ~scope:Eliom_common.session
+    ~scope:Eliom_common.default_session_scope
     0 (* default value for everyone *)</code></pre><p>And somewhere in your service handler, increment the counter:
 </p><pre class="server" class=""><code class="language-ocaml translatable">let%lwt count = Eliom_reference.get count_ref in
 Eliom_reference.set count_ref (count + 1);
diff --git a/7.1/manual/basics.html b/7.1/manual/basics.html
index 8b07d170..0be950a7 100644
--- a/7.1/manual/basics.html
+++ b/7.1/manual/basics.html
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@
 </p><p>The following Eliom reference will count the number of visits of a user on a page:
 </p><pre class="server" class=""><code class="language-ocaml translatable">let%server count_ref =
   Eliom_reference.eref
-    ~scope:Eliom_common.session
+    ~scope:Eliom_common.default_session_scope
     0 (* default value for everyone *)</code></pre><p>And somewhere in your service handler, increment the counter:
 </p><pre class="server" class=""><code class="language-ocaml translatable">let%lwt count = Eliom_reference.get count_ref in
 Eliom_reference.set count_ref (count + 1);
diff --git a/dev/manual/basics-server.html b/dev/manual/basics-server.html
index e928e953..29fbc2b2 100644
--- a/dev/manual/basics-server.html
+++ b/dev/manual/basics-server.html
@@ -243,14 +243,15 @@
 above, plus one POST parameter of type string, named &quot;mypostparam&quot;.
 </p><pre class="server" class=""><code class="language-ocaml translatable">~meth:(Eliom_service.Post (Eliom_parameter.((string &quot;s&quot; ** int &quot;i&quot;),
                                             (string &quot;mypostparam&quot;))))</code></pre></section><section class="docblock"><header><h2>Eliom: Other kinds of services</h2></header><h3>Pathless services</h3><p>Pathless services are not identified by the path in the URL,
-but by a name given as parameter. This name can be specified manually
+but by a name given as parameter, regardless of the path.
+Use this to make a functionality available from all pages
+(for example: log-in or log-out actions, add something in a shopping basket ...).
+The name can be specified manually
 using the <span class="teletype">~name</span> optional parameter, otherwise, a random name is
 generated automatically.
-This is used to implement server functions (see below).
-If you are programming a client-server Eliom app, you will probably prefer server functions.
-If you are using traditional service based Web programming,
-use this to make a functionality available from all pages
-(for example: log-in or log-out actions, add something in a shopping basket ...).
+This is also used to implement server functions (see below).
+If you are programming a client-server Eliom app, you will often prefer
+remote procedure calls (`let%rpc`).
 </p><pre class="server" class=""><code class="language-ocaml translatable">let pathless_service =
   Eliom_service.create
     ~name:&quot;pathless_example&quot;
@@ -311,7 +312,7 @@
 </p><p>The following Eliom reference will count the number of visits of a user on a page:
 </p><pre class="server" class=""><code class="language-ocaml translatable">let%server count_ref =
   Eliom_reference.eref
-    ~scope:Eliom_common.session
+    ~scope:Eliom_common.default_session_scope
     0 (* default value for everyone *)</code></pre><p>And somewhere in your service handler, increment the counter:
 </p><pre class="server" class=""><code class="language-ocaml translatable">let%lwt count = Eliom_reference.get count_ref in
 Eliom_reference.set count_ref (count + 1);
diff --git a/dev/manual/basics.html b/dev/manual/basics.html
index 4a1c8bda..cd23b4e2 100644
--- a/dev/manual/basics.html
+++ b/dev/manual/basics.html
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@
 </p><p>The following Eliom reference will count the number of visits of a user on a page:
 </p><pre class="server" class=""><code class="language-ocaml translatable">let%server count_ref =
   Eliom_reference.eref
-    ~scope:Eliom_common.session
+    ~scope:Eliom_common.default_session_scope
     0 (* default value for everyone *)</code></pre><p>And somewhere in your service handler, increment the counter:
 </p><pre class="server" class=""><code class="language-ocaml translatable">let%lwt count = Eliom_reference.get count_ref in
 Eliom_reference.set count_ref (count + 1);