diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8fec709..6a4e3e3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@
 
 ## Main author ##
 
+Most of Vim was created by Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
+[Bram-Moolenaar](https://vimhelp.org/version9.txt.html#Bram-Moolenaar)
+
 Send any other comments, patches, flowers and suggestions to the vim-dev mailing list:
 	<vim-dev@vim.org>
 
diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index 2c692f0..159e8ae 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@
 
 MAIN AUTHOR
 
+Most of Vim was created by Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> |Bram-Moolenaar|
+
 Send any other comments, patches, flowers and suggestions to the vim-dev mailing list:
 
 	<vim-dev@vim.org>
diff --git a/runtime/indent/README.txt b/runtime/indent/README.txt
index 8628ecc..5f56d56 100644
--- a/runtime/indent/README.txt
+++ b/runtime/indent/README.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 that file.  Only when you get no response send a message to Bram@vim.org.
 
 If you are the maintainer of an indent file and make improvements, e-mail the
-new version to Bram@vim.org.
+new version to the vim-dev mailing list: <vim-dev@vim.org>.
 
 
 Rules for making an indent file:
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/README.txt b/runtime/syntax/README.txt
index 8eee0ea..756ae41 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/README.txt
+++ b/runtime/syntax/README.txt
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@
 see ":help 44.12".
 
 If you have remarks about an existing file, send them to the maintainer of
-that file.  Only when you get no response send a message to Bram@vim.org.
+that file.  Only when you get no response send a message to the vim-dev
+mailing list: <vim-dev@vim.org>.
 
 If you are the maintainer of a syntax file and make improvements, send the new
-version to Bram@vim.org.
+version to the vim-dev mailing list: <vim-dev@vim.org>
 
 For further info see ":help syntax" in Vim.