diff --git a/django/core/management.py b/django/core/management.py
index 6a3a048dae..c522cd9612 100644
--- a/django/core/management.py
+++ b/django/core/management.py
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ def init():
         cursor = db.db.cursor()
         for sql in get_sql_create(core) + get_sql_create(auth) + get_sql_initial_data(core) + get_sql_initial_data(auth):
             cursor.execute(sql)
-        cursor.execute("INSERT INTO %s (domain, name) VALUES ('mysite.com', 'My Django site')" % core.Site._meta.db_table)
+        cursor.execute("INSERT INTO %s (domain, name) VALUES ('example.com', 'Example site')" % core.Site._meta.db_table)
     except Exception, e:
         sys.stderr.write("Error: The database couldn't be initialized.\n%s\n" % e) 
         try:
diff --git a/django/core/template/loader.py b/django/core/template/loader.py
index 498606b7e8..81e6cbf30e 100644
--- a/django/core/template/loader.py
+++ b/django/core/template/loader.py
@@ -55,10 +55,7 @@ class LoaderOrigin(Origin):
 def find_template_source(name, dirs=None):
     for loader in template_source_loaders:
         try:
-            source, display_name  = loader(name, dirs) 
-            
-            
-            
+            source, display_name  = loader(name, dirs)
             return (source, LoaderOrigin(display_name, loader, name, dirs))
         except TemplateDoesNotExist:
             pass
diff --git a/django/core/template/loaders/app_directories.py b/django/core/template/loaders/app_directories.py
index 31cdfd5993..8753e16bd7 100644
--- a/django/core/template/loaders/app_directories.py
+++ b/django/core/template/loaders/app_directories.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Wrapper for loading templates from "template" directories in installed app packages.
 
 from django.conf.settings import INSTALLED_APPS, TEMPLATE_FILE_EXTENSION
+from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
 from django.core.template import TemplateDoesNotExist
 import os
 
@@ -8,8 +9,17 @@ import os
 app_template_dirs = []
 for app in INSTALLED_APPS:
     i = app.rfind('.')
-    m, a = app[:i], app[i+1:]
-    mod = getattr(__import__(m, '', '', [a]), a)
+    if i == -1:
+        m, a = app, None
+    else:
+        m, a = app[:i], app[i+1:]
+    try:
+        if a is None:
+            mod = __import__(m, '', '', [])
+        else:
+            mod = getattr(__import__(m, '', '', [a]), a)
+    except ImportError, e:
+        raise ImproperlyConfigured, 'ImportError %s: %s' % (app, e.args[0])
     template_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(mod.__file__), 'templates')
     if os.path.isdir(template_dir):
         app_template_dirs.append(template_dir)
diff --git a/docs/templates.txt b/docs/templates.txt
index e543b59763..87cb296328 100644
--- a/docs/templates.txt
+++ b/docs/templates.txt
@@ -610,6 +610,11 @@ Built-in tag reference
 
         {% ssi /home/html/ljworld.com/includes/right_generic.html parsed %}
 
+    Note that if you use ``{% ssi %}``, you'll need to define
+    `ALLOWED_INCLUDE_ROOTS`_ in your Django settings, as a security measure.
+
+.. _ALLOWED_INCLUDE_ROOTS: http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/settings/#allowed-include-roots
+
 ``templatetag``
     Output one of the bits used to compose template tags.