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== Features == Mailman runs on most [[Unix]]-like systems, including [[Linux]]. Since Mailman 3.0 it has required [[History of Python#Version 3|Python-3.4]] or newer.<ref name="mm_req">{{cite web |url=http://mailman.readthedocs.org/en/latest/src/mailman/docs/START.html#requirements |title=Getting started with GNU Mailman |publisher=mailman.readthedocs.org |access-date=14 October 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151013205802/http://mailman.readthedocs.org/en/latest/src/mailman/docs/START.html#requirements |archive-date=13 October 2015 }}</ref> It works with Unix-style [[Message transfer agent|mail servers]], such as [[Exim]], [[Postfix (software)|Postfix]], [[Sendmail]] and [[qmail]]. Features include: * A customizable publicly-accessible [[Web page]] for each [[Mailing list#Electronic mailing list|maillist]]. * [[Web application]] for list administration, archiving of messages, [[email spam|spam]] filtering, etc. Separate interfaces are available for users (for self-administration), [[Internet forum#Moderators|moderators]] (to accept/reject list posts), and administrators. * Support for multiple administrators and moderators for each 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 (software)|Majordomo]]-style email based commands. * Support for [[Virtual hosting#Name-based|virtual domains]]. * List archiving. The default archiver provided with Mailman 2 is Pipermail,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amk.ca/python/unmaintained/pipermail.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010213235121/http://amk.ca/python/unmaintained/pipermail.html |title=Pipermail |publisher=amk.ca |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 February 2001 |access-date=2 February 2017}}</ref> although other archivers can be used instead. The archiver for Mailman 3 is HyperKitty.<ref name="gnu_dev">{{cite web |url=https://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/devs.html |title=Developer Resources |publisher=gnu.org |access-date=26 November 2015}}</ref>
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