Migrating mail.openjdk.org from Mailman 2 to ?

[David Alayachew]

Hallelujah!

The version of mailman that we are on is an obstacle in all the worst ways.
So much feedback hasn't been given on the mailing list *PURELY* because of
how outdated and broken the tools are.

For suggestions, I guess LSoft's ListServ? It feels overkill.

But that said, just go to mailman 3. I only suggest LSoft because
alternatives were requested. Mm3 is the obvious correct choice here. The
obvious pain points are gone in 3. Plus, it adds a whole bunch of super
useful features WHILE simplifying the migration process. For example, it
has its own search feature built-in -- something desperately overdue, so
much so that community members started building their own solution to fill
in the gaps [1]. Thanks again Elliott Barlas!

Thank you for your time and consideration.
David Alayachew

[1] = https://openjdk.barlasgarden.com/


On Wed, Dec 10, 2025, 4:41 PM Iris Clark <iris.clark at oracle.com> wrote:

> Hi.
>
> We are investigating migrating mail.openjdk.org away from Mailman 2.  The
> OpenJDK mailing lists (mail.openjdk.org) have run on Mailman version 2
> since
> the OpenJDK Community was founded.  Mailman 2 moved to maintenance-only
> mode
> in 2015. Today it is considered legacy software, used by a dwindling
> number of
> communities.
>
> Having surveyed the alternatives, the best candidate for replacing Mailman
> 2
> appears to be Mailman 3. Does anyone know of other alternatives we should
> consider?
>
> Thanks,
> Iris
>
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