Mailman mailing list manager

Limits

1. A list name on a server cannot be reused for another list (even on another domain name) on the same server.
2. The administrative interface of the lists is a little bit more complicated since the interface is not really user-friendly. Furthermore, some translations are not really good...

Let’s see how mailman is working:

Prerequisites

Before you create a new list, you will have to know some informations about it.

• What’s the precise aim of this list
• which kind of list will it be ?
  • public
  • private
  • archived
• who will be your subscribers
  • can they subscribe, are they moderated, will the messages or subscriptions be confirmed (or not) ?
  • If the subscribers can send an email to the others (or not)?
  • If the subscribers can ask to receive the mails as digests (every week or so, to be configured) or as soon as they are posted ?
  • When a subscriber replies to a message from the list, shall the reply be sent to the sender or to the list ?
  • If the non-subscribed users can send a mail to the list or not
  • If a subscribers receive its own messages or not
  • If a subscriber can send attachments to the list or not
• the list administrator
  • If he is uniq or not.
  • If there is moderators on the list or not
  • If the messages shall be approved before being sent to the list (or not)
  • If the administrator must be warned when someone subscribe or unsubscribe from the list (or not)
  • If the administrator must be warned when a message has been put on hold or refused (or not)
• Misc.
  • The maximum size of a message
  • The welcome message
  • The periodic password reminder
  • The header of each message sent to the list
  • The footer of each message sent to the list
  • Public web pages