This is ordinarily dealt with by top-down message moderation or the formation of static sublists. Javamlm provides a different solution by supporting user subscriptions on a per-thread basis. It is up to the user whether to receive further messages in that thread. This supports dynamic sublist formation and individual moderation, given the user more control and greatly reducing administrative overhead. For more information, see the original design document A Proposal for Systers' Next Step .
All features support the goals of customizability and reducing administrative costs.
While the code is not yet publicly available, you can view the API . This work is supported by a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development grant awarded to Ellen Spertus and is being done at Mills College . Robin Jeffries is providing advice on the project through the Institute for Women and Technology . The javamlm logo was created by Keith Golden using Blender .