One would beleive, according to the front page of list.org, that mailman
has integrated spam filters. Reading through the documentation and a bit
of the source Im not quite sure how that is defined. Years ago I asked
what "hooks for external (web) archivers" meant and was told that you can
set up
While I dont speek with the authority of someone who has done any work on
Mailman, I think I can anwser you question based on the usual response to
the password issue.
It is generaly acknolaged that passwords are a good thing. Mailman can be
configured to mail out reminders monthly, or on demand