| Original author(s) | Brent Chapman |
|---|---|
| Initial release | June 1992[1] |
| Final release | 1.94.5
/ 19 January 2000 |
| Written in | Perl |
| Operating system | Unix |
| Type | Mailing lists |
| License | Freeware[2] |
| Website | old |
Majordomo is a mailing list manager (MLM) developed by Brent Chapman. It is written in Perl and works in conjunction with sendmail on UNIX and related operating systems. The name is derived from Latin "majordomo" meaning "master of the house"; in English, the word refers to a large household's chief servant.
The current version of Majordomo is 1.94.5, released 19 January 2000.[3]
The official website warns that it will not work with Perl versions 5.001 and 5.005_01 specifically. It recommends to use Perl 4.036 or the latest version available. Support for Perl 4.036 may not be kept for the future.[4]
- ^ "Mailing Lists -- Majordomo History". Living Internet. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
The first version took him [Brent Chapman] about 20 hours, consisted of about 600 lines of code in the Perl language, and was deployed in June, 1992.
- ^ Majordomo License Agreement
- ^ Wilson, Chan. "Majordomo 1.94.5 released -- security and bugfix release". Majordomo-Announce. Great Circle. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ "What is Majordomo?". Majordomo Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). Great Circle. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
Majordomo is written in Perl. It will work with Perl 4.036 or Perl 5.002 or greater