About Mailman

Some of Mailman’s main features include the following (from www.list.org/features.html):

ÂÂ Web-based list administration for nearly all tasks, including list configuration, moderation (post approvals), and management of user accounts.

ÂÂ Web-based subscribing and unsubscribing, and user configuration management. Users can temporarily disable their accounts, select digest modes, hide their mail addresses from other members, and so on.

ÂÂ A customizable home page for each mailing list.

ÂÂ Per-list privacy features, such as closed subscriptions, private archives, private membership rosters, and sender-based posting rules.

ÂÂ Configurable (per-list and per-user) delivery mode.

ÂÂ Integrated bounce detection within an extensible framework.

ÂÂ Automatic disposition of bouncing addresses (disable, unsubscribe). ÂÂ Integrated spam filters.

ÂÂ Built-in web-based archiving, with hooks for external archivers. ÂÂ Integrated Usenet gatewaying.

ÂÂ Integrated autoreplies.

ÂÂ Majordomo-style mail-based commands. ÂÂ Multiple list owners and moderators.

ÂÂ Support for virtual domains.

ÂÂ Compatibility with most web servers and browsers, and most SMTP servers. Requires Python 2.1.3 or later.

ÂÂ An extensible mail delivery pipeline.

ÂÂ High-performance mail delivery, with a scalable architecture.

For more information about Mailman, see: www.list.org.

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