Ok, 1.0b6 is finally done. I needed some info from Barry, and he sent it this morning, then I wasn't around until a little while ago. I'm going to hold off about a day on a more widespread announcement, just to make sure you guys don't find any big show-stoppers that we missed.

You can get it off the home page (http://www.list.org), or at: ftp://list.org/pub/mailman/mailman-1.0b6.tar.gz

New in b6:

• Archiving is (finally) back in.

• Administrivia filter added.

• Mail queue mechanism revamped with better concurrency control.

• For recipients that have estmp MTAs, set delivery notification status so that only delivery failure notices are sent out, inhibiting 4 hour and N day warning notices.

• Now expire old unconfirmed subscription requests, rather than keeping them forever.

• Added proposed standard List-Id: header, and our own X-MailmanVersion header.

• Prevent havoc from attempts to subscribe a list to itself. (!)

• Refine mail command processing to prevent loops.

• Pending subscription DB redone with better locking and cleaner interface.

• posters functionality expanded.

• Subcsription policy more flexible, sensible, and site-configurable.

• Various and sundry bug fixes.

John