diff --git a/doc/xdocs/building.html b/doc/xdocs/building.html
index 57b8f6f2dc..31b887be0b 100644
--- a/doc/xdocs/building.html
+++ b/doc/xdocs/building.html
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
     -Dmaven.scm.cvs.root=:pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/acegisecurity
     -Dmaven.scm.checkout.dir=acegisecurity</pre>
   </ol>
+  
+  <p>See our <a href="cvs-usage.html">CVS Usage</a> page for other CVS access options.</p>
       
   <h2>Quick Build</h2>
   <p>Often people reading this document just want to see if Acegi Security will work 
diff --git a/doc/xdocs/cvs-usage.html b/doc/xdocs/cvs-usage.html
index 64937d34fc..9d81c8d163 100644
--- a/doc/xdocs/cvs-usage.html
+++ b/doc/xdocs/cvs-usage.html
@@ -50,8 +50,10 @@
           <br>
           cvs -z3 -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/acegisecurity co <em>modulename</em> </p>
         <p>
-          Updates from within the module's directory do not need the -d parameter.
-        </p><h2>Developer Access with Maven</h2>
+          Updates from within the module's directory do not need the -d parameter.</p>
+        </p><h2>Nightly Snapshots</h2>
+        <p>If you'd prefer not to use CVS directly (eg you're stuck behind a corporate firewall), please see our <a href="downloads.html">downloads page</a> for nightly snapshots.</p>
+        <h2>Developer Access with Maven</h2>
         <p> Only project developers can access the CVS tree via this method. Substitute <b>username</b> with the proper value. </p>
             <pre>maven scm:checkout-project
     -Dmaven.scm.method=cvs
diff --git a/doc/xdocs/downloads.html b/doc/xdocs/downloads.html
index 3e08db2f60..5e95fb07b6 100644
--- a/doc/xdocs/downloads.html
+++ b/doc/xdocs/downloads.html
@@ -53,8 +53,17 @@
   <p>The Acegi Security JARs are also available via the
   <a href="http://www.ibiblio.org/maven/acegisecurity">iBiblio Maven Repository</a>.</p>
   <h2>Building From Source</h2>
-  <p>Detailed instructions on building from source
+  <p>Detailed instructions on downloading from CVS and building from source
   are provided on the <a href="building.html">Building with Maven</a>
   page.</p>
+  <h2>CVS Snapshots</h2>
+  <p>
+  If you don't wish to access CVS directly, we provide
+  <a href="http://acegisecurity.sourceforge.net/nightly/">nightly CVS exports</a> for your convenience. 
+  </p>
+  <p>
+  If you'd like a full CVS tarball (including all past revisions; not recommended), you can
+  find it <a href="http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cvstarballs/acegisecurity-cvsroot.tar.bz2">here</a>.
+  </p>
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