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     <h3> <a
 	href="http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/sane-announce" target="_top">sane-announce</a></h3>
     <p>
-      sane-announce is a low-traffic list for release and similar
-      announces. It's intended for users who want to know when a new release
-      or beta snapshot of sane-backends or frontends becomes available. The
-      list is moderated.
+      sane-announce is a low-traffic list for release and similar announces. It's intended for users
+      who want to know when a new release or beta snapshot of sane-backends or sane-frontends
+      becomes available. The list is moderated. You don't need to subscribe to sane-announce if you
+      read the sane-devel mailing list as all postings going to sane-announce will be posted to
+      sane-devel, too.
     </p>
     <p>
       You can subscribe to sane-announce by sending a mail containing the word