[Mailman-Users] What is the "mailman" mailing list used for?

[Skip Montanaro]

I asked about this a couple days ago, but it was buried in another message,
so maybe nobody saw it.  Why is the "mailman" mailing list necessary?
Pre-2.1, I just had an alias which pointed to me.  Now I apparently need a
fully functioning Mailman list called "mailman".  I read the FAQ at

    http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq04.025.htp

but it doesn't explain why a list (as opposed to a simple alias) is
required.

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