GNU Mailman

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Developed by	Barry Warsaw
Latest release	2.1.10 / April 21, 2008 (2008-04-21); 49 days ago
Written in	Python
OS	Unix
Available in	Many languages
Development status	Mature
Genre	Mailing lists
License	GNU General Public License
Website	http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/

GNU Mailman is a computer software application from the GNU project managing electronic mailing lists.

Mailman is coded primarily in Python and currently maintained by Barry Warsaw. Distributed under the GNU General Public License, Mailman is free software.

Contents 1 Features 2 See also 3 External links 3.1 Official web sites 3.2 Reviews 3.3 Other resources

[edit] Features

Mailman is free software for managing electronic mail discussion and e-newsletter lists. It runs on GNU/Linux and most Unix-like systems, and requires Python 2.1.3 or newer. GNU Mailman works with Unix style mail servers such as Postfix, Sendmail and qmail.

Features include:

• a Web browser interface for list administration, archiving of messages, spam filtering.
• Web based subscribing and unsubscribing. Users can temporarily disable their accounts, select digest modes, hide their email addresses from other members, etc.
• A customizable home page for each mailing list.
• Per-list privacy features, such as closed-subscriptions, private archives, private membership rosters, and sender-based posting rules.
• Integrated bounce detection and automatic handling of bouncing addresses.
• Integrated spam filters
• Majordomo-style email based commands.
• Multiple list owners and moderators.
• Support for virtual domains.

[edit] See also

• Mailing list
• Electronic mailing list
• Majordomo (software)
• ezmlm
• Sympa
• LISTSERV

[edit] External links

[edit] Official web sites

• Mailman homepage
• Mailman Documentation
• Mailman support mailing lists

[edit] Reviews

• Mailing List Management Made Easy
• Running GNU Mailman at home

[edit] Other resources

• Mailman List Administrator's Guide
• Mailman Users Guide

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