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by JoshTriplett 4097 days ago
As far as I know, those are configurable features; I'd expect any FOSS project mailing list to turn them off.

One of the goals of mailman is that the same software should be able to handle either a mailing list or a forum, so that people who want the UI of a forum can collaborate with people who want to live in mutt.