One thing I've done with my list instructions is to break them up into
three main sections (with the name, address and URL of the list in a
centered heading at the top).
The sections are labeled with headers like this for the first one:
__________________
QUICK INSTRUCTIONS
The first section contains very short lines of text, with plenty of
whitespace so it looks even more like just a tiny bit of text, describing
how to join and get off the list.
The next section - "ABOUT THIS LIST" - is the "description" of the list -
describing the topic and suitable areas of discussion.
The last section - "DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS" - provides full instructions for
all available commands and how to post to the list.
The help messages are posted to my lists once a month.
The other thing is using the List- header fields.
<http://arpp.carleton.ca/listspec/>
This list, for example, could have fields like:
X-List-Post: <mailto:List-Managers@GreatCircle.COM>
X-List-Unsubscribe:
<mailto:Majordomo@GreatCircle.COM?body=unsubscribe%20list-managers>
X-List-Subscribe:
<mailto:Majordomo@GreatCircle.COM?body=subscribe%20list-managers>
X-List-Archive: <ftp://FTP.GreatCircle.COM/pub/list-managers/archive>
X-List-Help: <mailto:Majordomo@GreatCircle.COM?body=help>
X-List-Owner: <mailto:mcb@greatcircle.com?subject=list-managers>
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I accept MIME PGP: 4077 8306 9115 94B0 CEA6 F4F4 3B9A 9482 D158 7B9A
http://arpp.carleton.ca/grant/pgpkey.txt
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