diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2739c40..4e3326c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.example</groupId>
     <artifactId>Widerhall</artifactId>
-    <version>0.0.6</version>
+    <version>0.0.7</version>
     <build>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/widerhall/data/MailingList.java b/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/widerhall/data/MailingList.java
index ad16927..b879ea2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/widerhall/data/MailingList.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/widerhall/data/MailingList.java
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ import static de.srsoftware.widerhall.Constants.*;
 import static de.srsoftware.widerhall.Util.t;
 import static de.srsoftware.widerhall.data.User.PERMISSION_ADMIN;
 
+/**
+ * this class encapsulates a MailingList db object
+ */
 public class MailingList {
     private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MailingList.class);
     private static final String IMAP_HOST = "imap_host";
@@ -25,12 +28,12 @@ public class MailingList {
     private static final String SMTP_PORT = "smtp_port";
     private static final String SMTP_USER = "smtp_user";
     private static final String SMTP_PASS = "smtp_pass";
+    public static final String TABLE_NAME = "Lists";
     private static final int STATE_PENDING = 0;
     private static final int STATE_ENABLED = 1;
     private static final int STATE_PUBLIC = 2;
     private final String name;
     private final String email;
-    public static final String TABLE_NAME = "Lists";
     private final String imapPass, imapHost, imapUser;
     private final int imapPort;
     private int state;
@@ -38,6 +41,20 @@ public class MailingList {
 
     private static final HashMap<String,MailingList> lists = new HashMap<>();
 
+    /**
+     * create a new ML object
+     * @param email
+     * @param name
+     * @param imapHost
+     * @param imapPort
+     * @param imapUser
+     * @param imapPass
+     * @param smtpHost
+     * @param smtpPort
+     * @param smtpUser
+     * @param smtpPass
+     * @param state
+     */
     public MailingList(String email, String name, String imapHost, int imapPort, String imapUser, String imapPass, String smtpHost, int smtpPort, String smtpUser, String smtpPass, int state) {
         this.email = email;
         this.name = name;
@@ -49,10 +66,29 @@ public class MailingList {
         this.smtp = new SmtpClient(smtpHost,smtpPort,smtpUser,smtpPass);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * create a new ML object int the database
+     * @param email
+     * @param name
+     * @param imapHost
+     * @param imapPort
+     * @param imapUser
+     * @param imapPass
+     * @param smtpHost
+     * @param smtpPort
+     * @param smtpUser
+     * @param smtpPass
+     * @return
+     * @throws SQLException
+     */
     public static MailingList create(String email, String name, String imapHost, int imapPort, String imapUser, String imapPass, String smtpHost, int smtpPort, String smtpUser, String smtpPass) throws SQLException {
         return new MailingList(email, name, imapHost, imapPort, imapUser, imapPass, smtpHost, smtpPort, smtpUser, smtpPass, STATE_PENDING).save();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * create underlying db table
+     * @throws SQLException
+     */
     public static void createTable() throws SQLException {
         var sql = new StringBuilder()
                 .append("CREATE TABLE ").append(TABLE_NAME)
@@ -87,24 +123,42 @@ public class MailingList {
         Database.open().update(TABLE_NAME).set(STATE,state).where(EMAIL, email()).compile().run();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * test, whether the current ML is subscribable by a given user
+     * @param user
+     * @return
+     */
     public boolean isOpenFor(User user) {
-        if ((state & STATE_PUBLIC) > 0) return true;
+        if ((state & STATE_PUBLIC) > 0) return true; // all users may subscribe public mailing lists
         if (user == null) return false;
         try {
             var member = ListMember.load(this,user);
-            return member.hasState(ListMember.STATE_OWNER|ListMember.STATE_SUBSCRIBER);
+            return member.hasState(ListMember.STATE_OWNER|ListMember.STATE_SUBSCRIBER); // owners may subscribe their own mailing lists
         } catch (SQLException e) {
             LOG.warn("Was not able to load ListMember: ",e);
             return false;
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * load the set of mailing lists a given user is allowed to edit
+     * @param user
+     * @return
+     */
     public static Set<MailingList> editableBy(User user) {
         var list = new HashSet<MailingList>();
         for (String key : ListMember.listsOwnedBy(user)) list.add(load(key));
         return list;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Create a mailing list object from a ResultSet.
+     * This is a cached method: if the ML has been loaded before, the already-loaded object will be returned.
+     *
+     * @param rs
+     * @return
+     * @throws SQLException
+     */
     private static MailingList from(ResultSet rs) throws SQLException {
         String email = rs.getString(EMAIL);
         var ml = lists.get(email);
@@ -122,6 +176,12 @@ public class MailingList {
         return ml;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Load a ML object by it's identifying email address.
+     * This is a cached method: if the ML has been loaded before, the already-loaded object will be returned.
+     * @param listEmail
+     * @return
+     */
     public static MailingList load(String listEmail) {
         if (listEmail == null) return null;
         var ml = lists.get(listEmail);
@@ -130,13 +190,17 @@ public class MailingList {
                     .select(TABLE_NAME)
                     .where(EMAIL,listEmail)
                     .compile().exec();
-            if (rs.next()) lists.put(listEmail,ml = MailingList.from(rs));
+            if (rs.next()) ml = MailingList.from(rs);
         } catch (SQLException e) {
             LOG.debug("Failed to load MailingList: ",e);
         }
         return ml;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * creates a map from the current ML object containing only email and name of the ML
+     * @return
+     */
     public HashMap<String, Object> minimalMap() {
         var map = new HashMap<String,Object>();
         String[] parts = email.split("@", 2);
@@ -150,17 +214,20 @@ public class MailingList {
         return name;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * provide the set of mailing lists that are publicy open to subscriptions
+     * @return
+     */
     public static Set<MailingList> openLists() {
         var list = new HashSet<MailingList>();
         try {
             var rs = Database.open()
-                    .select(TABLE_NAME,EMAIL, "(" + STATE + " & " + STATE_PUBLIC + ") as test")
+                    .select(TABLE_NAME,"*", "(" + STATE + " & " + STATE_PUBLIC + ") as test")
                     .where("test", STATE_PUBLIC)
-                    .compile().exec();
-            var emails = new ArrayList<String>();
-            while (rs.next()) emails.add(rs.getString(EMAIL));
+                    .compile()
+                    .exec();
+            while (rs.next()) list.add(MailingList.from(rs));
             rs.close();
-            for (String email : emails) list.add(load(email));
         } catch (SQLException e) {
             LOG.warn("Listing mailing lists failed: ", e);
         }
@@ -168,6 +235,10 @@ public class MailingList {
     }
 
 
+    /**
+     * creates a map of the current ML containing all fields but passwords.
+     * @return
+     */
     public Map<String, Object> safeMap() {
         var map = minimalMap();
         if (imapHost != null) map.put(IMAP_HOST, imapHost);
@@ -180,27 +251,37 @@ public class MailingList {
     }
 
 
-
+    /**
+     * save the current ML object to the database
+     * @return
+     * @throws SQLException
+     */
     private MailingList save() throws SQLException {
         Database.open()
                 .insertInto(TABLE_NAME)
-                .values(Map.ofEntries(
-                        Map.entry(EMAIL, email),
-                        Map.entry(NAME, name),
-                        Map.entry(IMAP_HOST, imapHost),
-                        Map.entry(IMAP_PORT, imapPort),
-                        Map.entry(IMAP_USER, imapUser),
-                        Map.entry(IMAP_PASS, imapPass),
-                        Map.entry(SMTP_HOST, smtp.host()),
-                        Map.entry(SMTP_PORT, smtp.port()),
-                        Map.entry(SMTP_USER, smtp.username()),
-                        Map.entry(SMTP_PASS, smtp.password()),
-                        Map.entry(STATE, state)))
+                .set(EMAIL, email)
+                .set(NAME, name)
+                .set(IMAP_HOST, imapHost)
+                .set(IMAP_PORT, imapPort)
+                .set(IMAP_USER, imapUser)
+                .set(IMAP_PASS, imapPass)
+                .set(SMTP_HOST, smtp.host())
+                .set(SMTP_PORT, smtp.port())
+                .set(SMTP_USER, smtp.username())
+                .set(SMTP_PASS, smtp.password())
+                .set(STATE, state)
                 .compile()
                 .run();
         return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * send an email to a potential subscriber asking for confirmation
+     * @param user
+     * @param token
+     * @throws MessagingException
+     * @throws UnsupportedEncodingException
+     */
     private void sendConfirmationRequest(User user, String token) throws MessagingException, UnsupportedEncodingException {
         var subject = t("Please confirm your list subscription");
         var config = Configuration.instance();
@@ -209,6 +290,11 @@ public class MailingList {
         smtp.login().send(email(),name(),user.email(),subject,text);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * convert state to readable string
+     * @param state
+     * @return
+     */
     private static String stateString(int state) {
         var states = new ArrayList<String>();
         states.add((state & STATE_ENABLED) == STATE_ENABLED ? "enabled" : "disabled");
@@ -216,10 +302,22 @@ public class MailingList {
         return String.join(", ", states);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Provides the set of MailingLists subscribable to visitors. Returns the same value as subscribable(null);
+     * @return
+     */
     public static Set<MailingList> subscribable() {
         return subscribable(null);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Provides the set of MailingLists subscribable to a given user.
+     * If the user is null, the set of openLists is returned.
+     * If the user is an admin, the set of all MLs is returned.
+     * Otherwise the set of MLs owned by the given user + the set of openLists is returned
+     * @param user
+     * @return
+     */
     public static Set<MailingList> subscribable(User user) {
         try {
             if (user == null) return openLists();
@@ -242,24 +340,36 @@ public class MailingList {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Request list subscription for the given user.
+     * Usually creates a ListMember entry with AWAITING_CONFIRMATION state is created and a confirmation request email is sent.
+     * However, if skipConfirmation is set to true, no email is sent and the ListMember's state is set to SUBSCRIBER immediately.
+     * @param user
+     * @param skipConfirmation
+     * @throws SQLException
+     * @throws MessagingException
+     */
     public void requestSubscription(User user, boolean skipConfirmation) throws SQLException, MessagingException {
         var state = skipConfirmation ? ListMember.STATE_SUBSCRIBER : ListMember.STATE_AWAITING_CONFIRMATION;
         var member = ListMember.create(this,user,state);
         if (skipConfirmation) return;
-        var token = member.token();
         try {
-            sendConfirmationRequest(user, token);
+            sendConfirmationRequest(user, member.token());
         } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
             throw new MessagingException("Failed to send email to "+user.email(),e);
         }
     }
 
 
+    /**
+     * send a test email to the provided user
+     * @param user
+     * @throws MessagingException
+     * @throws UnsupportedEncodingException
+     */
     public void test(User user) throws MessagingException, UnsupportedEncodingException {
         var subject = t("{}: test mail",name());
         var text = t("If you received this mail, the SMTP settings of your mailing list are correct.");
         smtp.login().send(email(),name(),user.email(),subject,text);
     }
-
-
 }