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 == Status Quo ==
-At present, Mozilla IT manages two Mailman (v2) instances, <a href="https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/">the first</a> is for 'simple' Mailing Lists (various foobar-AT-mozilla.org addresses) and <a href="https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo">the second</b> for a "Discussion Forum" a Mailing Lists that is transparently synced with a Newsgroups and consequentially Google Groups, and have @lists.mozilla.org email address. Currently, <a href="http://giganews.com/">GigaNews</a> hosts <a href="nntp://news.mozilla.org/">nntp://news.mozilla.org/</a>, which is the Newsgroup half of the <i>Mailing List + Newsgroup</i> combination.
+At present, Mozilla IT manages two Mailman (v2) instances, [https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/ the first] is for 'simple' Mailing Lists (various '''@mozilla.org''' addresses) and [https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo the second] for a "Discussion Forum" a Mailing Lists that is transparently synced with a Newsgroups and consequentially Google Groups, and have '''@lists.mozilla.org''' email address. Currently, [http://giganews.com/ GigaNews] hosts [nntp://news.mozilla.org/ nntp://news.mozilla.org/], which is the Newsgroup half of the ''Mailing List + Newsgroup'' combination.
 Discussion Forums are the [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Discussion_Forums/Problem_Statement primary form of communication] for projects within Mozilla, and are meant to be made available over the most kinds of exchange mediums: email, newsgroup and the Web via the Google Groups' website. All posts are synced (hopefully) across all other mediums transparently, and the users of each particular medium are not bothered with the details. To encourage the largest range of voices, we want to our discussions to take place in as many useful formats and devices as possible.