All,

At the institution where I work, we are in the process of deploying mailman as a replacement to our old mailing list system based on mmdf. However, one very valuable asset to using mmdf was that we could embed both other mailing lists as well as individual users in any given mailing list.

This feature seems to be excluded and replaced in mailman 2.1.2 with a-- imho-- less functional "umbrella list" setting that is defined on a per-list basis, and if I understand correctly, this means that it is difficult to embed both: joe.user@server.org and marys-list@server.org into a mailman mailing list.

I am wondering what the timeframe might be as far as being able to define types (e.g. user vs list) for a subscriber on an individual member basis.

If I am incorrect in assuming that this feature does not exist, I would be more than happy to accept illumination. Furthermore, if there is a legitimate reason why the developers have opted for the umbrella list setting as compared to a less restrictive model, I would be highly appreciative to have this explained.

Thank you very much,

Eizan Miyamoto