diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5f09705ba..2dfbc7273 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 AC_PREREQ(2.57)
 
 dnl We don't know the version number "staticly" so we use a dash here
-AC_INIT(curl, [-], [curl-bug@haxx.se])
+AC_INIT(curl, [-], [a suitable curl mailing list => http://curl.haxx.se/mail/])
 
 dnl configure script copyright
 AC_COPYRIGHT([Copyright (c) 1998 - 2004 Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>