diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 752cc4d..2d9f43a 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+Send questions, bug reports, patches to:
+<linux1394-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
+
 Maintainer: Dan Dennedy <dan@dennedy.org>
 
 Original author: Andreas Bombe <andreas.bombe@munich.netsurf.de>
diff --git a/README b/README
index 50f559b..1c59a12 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -54,10 +54,15 @@ have to include those into your build variables so that the build process
 correctly links with libraw1394.
 
 
-6. Maintainer
+6. Contact
 
-	Maintainer of libraw1394 is currently Dan Dennedy.  Send 
-suggestions, bug reports and fixes to linux1394-devel@lists.sourceforge.net.  
-See the file AUTHORS for a complete list of contributors to libraw1394.
+	Send questions, suggestions, bug reports and patches to the mailing
+list linux1394-devel@lists.sourceforge.net.  This list is open for posting
+without prior subscription, and replies will usually be Cc'd to you.
 
-Visit http://ieee1394.wiki.kernel.org/ for more information or to see what is new.
+	Maintainer of libraw1394 is currently Dan Dennedy.  See the file
+AUTHORS for a complete list of contributors to libraw1394.
+
+	Visit http://ieee1394.wiki.kernel.org/ for more information, including
+links to mailing list subscription interfaces, to list archives, and to the
+libraw1394 source repository.