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Chapter 2 Mail Service Setup 43
About Mailman
Some of Mailman’s main features include the following (from www.list.org/features.html):
Web-based list administration for nearly all tasks, including list conguration, Â
moderation (post approvals), and management of user accounts.
Web-based subscribing and unsubscribing, and user conguration management. Â
Users can temporarily disable their accounts, select digest modes, hide their mail
addresses from other members, and so on.
A customizable home page for each mailing list. Â
Per-list privacy features, such as closed subscriptions, private archives, private Â
membership rosters, and sender-based posting rules.
Congurable (per-list and per-user) delivery mode. Â
Integrated bounce detection within an extensible framework. Â
Automatic disposition of bouncing addresses (disable, unsubscribe). Â
Integrated spam lters. Â
Built-in web-based archiving, with hooks for external archivers. Â
Integrated Usenet gatewaying. Â
Integrated autoreplies. Â
Majordomo-style mail-based commands. Â
Multiple list owners and moderators. Â
Support for virtual domains. Â
Compatibility with most web servers and browsers, and most SMTP servers. Â
Requires Python 2.1.3 or later.
An extensible mail delivery pipeline. Â
High-performance mail delivery, with a scalable architecture. Â
For more information about Mailman, see: www.list.org.