[Mailman-Users] questions

[Danny Terweij]

From: "Tenant" <tenant at tenant.net>

> 1. Just how close to being released is Mailman 2.1? It seems like it's
been
> forever.

Arround 23 december 2.1 final version.

> 2. Any difficulties with Mailman 2.1 when running Redhat 7.3 or 8.0? Can
it
> be installed on RH6.1 (is a newer python required?) We might get to
Mailman
> before we get to the OS upgrade.

Python 2.x needed.

> 4. Will subscribers be able to ubsubscribe without passwords? This is the
> largest complaint we get from subscribers.

Nope, still the same.

> 5. How difficult is installation and are there compatability problems with
> years of existing archives?

Just backup all and then install new version over old version.
2.1 has uprade scripts, so it would be running fine.

Danny