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GNU Mailman, likely the most popular mailing list manager in use today, has finally announced the release of a beta for version 3. GNU Mailman 3.0 is a major rewrite, features include a central server with a REST API replacing the dozen or two programs that manipulated Mailman data directly, a shiny new web fron end (Postorius), and a new archiver (HyperKitty). Fedora is already using the new archiver and interface, which is quite a bit more modern looking than Mailman 2.x's interface (wayback machine link for posterity). Individual message thread views are greatly improved, and you can even reply from the web by logging in with your list credentials. If you'd like to try it out, see the announcement message.

WaldoJ asks: "I recently acquired an old Dell P133. So I fixed it up, and now it's got 32MB of RAM and 1.6GB of storage, running Linux and, as of these evening, it's running Sendmail, Apache and Mailman. I've got it plugged in with the rest of my servers, and I intend for this little system to serve as a free mailing list server for local organizations. Technically-speaking, everything is covered. But I can't help but wonder what sort of practical problems that I'll run into, like teaching folks how to administer a list on Mailman, understand what good a mailing list is, obeying mailing list etiquette, etc. Has anybody set up a community mail server like this? I'd like to avoid running into known, documented problems. OTOH, if this hasn't been done, I want to make sure to keep careful notes so that others can set up something similar with a minimum of hassle."

gempabumi asks: "I'm in the process of setting up a production server and I need to decide on an MTA. The main function of the MTA will be to run Mailman mailing lists. Of sendmail, Postfix, exim, and qmail, which MTA do you recommend? What are the strengths/weaknesses of each?"