diff -Pur mailman-2.0-dist/Mailman/Cgi/admin.py mailman-2.0/Mailman/Cgi/admin.py
--- mailman-2.0-dist/Mailman/Cgi/admin.py	Thu Sep 28 19:05:04 2000
+++ mailman-2.0/Mailman/Cgi/admin.py	Thu Dec 14 21:44:34 2000
@@ -208,11 +208,20 @@
     if advertised:
         table.AddRow([' ', ' '])
         table.AddRow([Bold("List"), Bold("Description")])
+        highlight = 1
         for l in advertised:
             table.AddRow(
                 [Link(l.GetScriptURL('admin'), Bold(l.real_name)),
                  l.description or Italic('[no description available]'),
                  ])
+            if mm_cfg.HIGHLIGHT and highlight:
+                table.AddRowInfo(max(table.GetCurrentRowIndex(), 0),
+                    bgcolor=mm_cfg.HIGHLIGHT)
+            else:
+                table.AddRowInfo(max(table.GetCurrentRowIndex(), 0),
+                    bgcolor=mm_cfg.BACKGD_COLOR)
+            highlight = not highlight
+
 
     doc.AddItem(table)
     doc.AddItem('<hr>')
diff -Pur mailman-2.0-dist/Mailman/Cgi/listinfo.py mailman-2.0/Mailman/Cgi/listinfo.py
--- mailman-2.0-dist/Mailman/Cgi/listinfo.py	Thu Sep 28 19:05:05 2000
+++ mailman-2.0/Mailman/Cgi/listinfo.py	Thu Dec 14 21:44:34 2000
@@ -134,10 +134,18 @@
         table.AddRow([Bold(FontAttr('List', size='+2')),
                       Bold(FontAttr('Description', size='+2'))
                       ])
+    highlight = 1
     for mlist in advertised:
         table.AddRow(
             [Link(mlist.GetScriptURL('listinfo'), Bold(mlist.real_name)),
              mlist.description or Italic('[no description available]')])
+        if mm_cfg.HIGHLIGHT and highlight:
+            table.AddRowInfo(max(table.GetCurrentRowIndex(), 0),
+                bgcolor=mm_cfg.HIGHLIGHT)
+        else:
+            table.AddRowInfo(max(table.GetCurrentRowIndex(), 0),
+                bgcolor=mm_cfg.BACKGD_COLOR)
+        highlight = not highlight
 
     doc.AddItem(table)
     doc.AddItem('<hr>')
diff -Pur mailman-2.0-dist/Mailman/Defaults.py.in mailman-2.0/Mailman/Defaults.py.in
--- mailman-2.0-dist/Mailman/Defaults.py.in	Wed Nov 15 22:23:52 2000
+++ mailman-2.0/Mailman/Defaults.py.in	Thu Dec 14 21:44:34 2000
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@
 # and image names.
 IMAGE_LOGOS = '/icons/'
 
+# If set, alternate rows in listinfo and admin lists with this color
+HIGHLIGHT     = ""
+
 # Don't change MAILMAN_URL, unless you want to point it at the list.org
 # mirror.
 MAILMAN_URL = 'http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman.html'