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A '''mailing list''' is a collection of names and addresses used by an individual or an organization to send material to multiple recipients. The term is often extended to include the people subscribed to such a list, so the group of subscribers is referred to as "the mailing list
Transmission may be paper-based or electronic. Each has its strengths, although a 2022 article claimed that "direct mail still brings in the lion's share of revenue for most organizations."<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.nonprofitpro.com/article/direct-mail-or-email-win-over-donors-with-both-channels
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At least two types of mailing lists can be defined:
* an ''announcement list'' is closer to the original sense, where a "mailing list" of people was used as a recipient for newsletters, periodicals or advertising. Traditionally this was done through the [[postal system]], but with the rise of [[email]], the [[electronic mailing list]] became popular. This type of list is used primarily as a one-way conduit of information and may only be "posted to" by selected people. This may also be referred to by the term ''newsletter''. Newsletter and promotional emailing lists are employed in various sectors as parts of [[direct marketing]] campaigns.
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Historically mailing lists preceded email/web forums; both can provide analogous functionalities. When used in that fashion, mailing lists are sometimes known as ''discussion lists'' or ''discussion forums''. Discussion lists provide some advantages over typical web forums, so they are still used in various projects, notably [[Git (software)|Git]] and [[Debian]]. The advantages over web forums include the ability to work offline, the ability to sign/encrypt posts via [[GNU Privacy Guard|GPG]], and the ability to use an e-mail client's features, such as filters.<ref>{{cite web
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