diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 5f9faf4..64e1ab3 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ install:	petidomo
 	$(SHTOOL) install -c -m 755 petidomo-kickout $(bindir)
 	$(SHTOOL) install -c -m 644 config/petidomo.conf $(sysconfdir)/petidomo.conf-sample
 	$(SHTOOL) install -c -m 644 config/petidomo.acl $(sysconfdir)/petidomo.acl-sample
-	$(SHTOOL) install -c -m 444 config/help $(datadir)/help
+	$(SHTOOL) install -c -m 444 config/help $(datadir)
+	if [ ! -f $(localstatedir)/index ] ; then $(SHTOOL) install -c -m 444 config/index $(localstatedir); fi
 	$(SHTOOL) install -c -m 555 filter/insert-name-in-subject.sh $(libexecdir)
 	$(SHTOOL) install -c -m 555 filter/pgp-decrypt.sh $(libexecdir)
 	$(SHTOOL) install -c -m 555 filter/pgp-encrypt.sh $(libexecdir)
diff --git a/config/index b/config/index
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da0d339
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/index
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+The admin of this mailing list server has been lazy and did not
+customize the contents of the sample index file that came with
+Petidomo. Shame on him.