diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 5f7bb62..026334a 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ ENVIRONMENT-SOURCES=environment.scm ansi.import.scm
 environment.o: environment.import.scm
 environment.import.scm: $(ENVIRONMENT-SOURCES)
 
-MAILMAN-SOURCES=mailman.scm utils.import.scm
+MAILMAN-SOURCES=mailman.scm utils.import.scm progress.import.scm
 
 mailman.o: mailman.import.scm
 mailman.import.scm: $(MAILMAN-SOURCES)
diff --git a/src/mailman.scm b/src/mailman.scm
index 3a7875e..b40b77f 100644
--- a/src/mailman.scm
+++ b/src/mailman.scm
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@
 	 (chicken pathname)
 	 (chicken string)
 	 (chicken sort)
-	 utils)
+	 utils
+	 progress)
 
  ;; Where does the mailman binaries reside
  (define *mailman-bin* (make-parameter "/usr/lib/mailman/bin"))
@@ -88,9 +89,15 @@
 
  ;; Loads all lists and members
  (define (load-mailman-lists)
-   (map
-    load-mailman-list
-    (list-mailman-lists)))
+   (with-progress%
+    #t "Mailman"
+    (let loop ((lsts (list-mailman-lists))
+	       (res '()))
+      (if (null? lsts)
+	  res
+	  (let ((mln (car lsts)))
+	    (loop (cdr lsts)
+		  (cons res (load-mailman-list mln))))))))
 
  ;; List of lists, returns the whole list record (including name)
  (define (find-mailman-list lsts name)