diff -ur mailman-2.1.4.old/Mailman/Defaults.py.in mailman-2.1.4/Mailman/Defaults.py.in
--- mailman-2.1.4.old/Mailman/Defaults.py.in	2003-12-13 17:34:17.000000000 +0100
+++ mailman-2.1.4/Mailman/Defaults.py.in	2004-05-01 12:45:08.000000000 +0200
@@ -847,6 +847,10 @@
 DEFAULT_UMBRELLA_MEMBER_ADMIN_SUFFIX = "-owner"
 
 # This variable controls whether monthly password reminders are sent.
+# 0 - no reminders
+# 1 - monthly
+# 2 - quarterly
+# 3 - yearly
 DEFAULT_SEND_REMINDERS = Yes
 
 # Send welcome messages to new users?
diff -ur mailman-2.1.4.old/Mailman/Gui/General.py mailman-2.1.4/Mailman/Gui/General.py
--- mailman-2.1.4.old/Mailman/Gui/General.py	2002-12-11 13:41:56.000000000 +0100
+++ mailman-2.1.4/Mailman/Gui/General.py	2004-05-01 12:43:28.000000000 +0200
@@ -256,12 +256,13 @@
 
             _('Notifications'),
 
-            ('send_reminders', mm_cfg.Radio, (_('No'), _('Yes')), 0,
-             _('''Send monthly password reminders?'''),
-
-             _('''Turn this on if you want password reminders to be sent once
-             per month to your members.  Note that members may disable their
-             own individual password reminders.''')),
+ 	    ('send_reminders', mm_cfg.Radio,
+             (_('No'), _('Monthly'), _('Quarterly'), _('Yearly')), 0,
+             _('''Send monthly password reminders, and how often?'''),
+
+             _('''Turn this on if you want password reminders to be sent to
+             your members monthly, quaterly or yearly.  Note that members may
+             disable their own individual password reminders.''')),
 
             ('welcome_msg', mm_cfg.Text, (4, WIDTH), 0,
              _('''List-specific text prepended to new-subscriber welcome
diff -ur mailman-2.1.4.old/Mailman/HTMLFormatter.py mailman-2.1.4/Mailman/HTMLFormatter.py
--- mailman-2.1.4.old/Mailman/HTMLFormatter.py	2003-09-29 17:01:22.000000000 +0200
+++ mailman-2.1.4/Mailman/HTMLFormatter.py	2004-05-01 12:43:28.000000000 +0200
@@ -342,9 +342,12 @@
         return '<INPUT type="Submit" name="%s" value="%s">' % (name, text)
 
     def FormatReminder(self, lang):
-        if self.send_reminders:
-            return _('Once a month, your password will be emailed to you as'
-                     ' a reminder.')
+        if self.send_reminders in (1, 2, 3):
+            frequencies = [_('Once a month'),
+                           _('Once in a quarter'),
+                           _('Once in a year')]
+            return frequencies[self.send_reminders - 1] + \
+                    _(', your password will be emailed to you as a reminder.')
         return ''
 
     def ParseTags(self, template, replacements, lang=None):
diff -ur mailman-2.1.4.old/cron/crontab.in.in mailman-2.1.4/cron/crontab.in.in
--- mailman-2.1.4.old/cron/crontab.in.in	2002-01-06 07:28:12.000000000 +0100
+++ mailman-2.1.4/cron/crontab.in.in	2004-05-01 12:43:28.000000000 +0200
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 0 12 * * * @PYTHON@ -S @prefix@/cron/senddigests
 #
 # 5 AM on the first of each month, mail out password reminders.
-0 5 1 * * @PYTHON@ -S @prefix@/cron/mailpasswds
+0 5 1 * * @PYTHON@ -S @prefix@/cron/mailpasswds --cron
 #
 # Every 5 mins, try to gate news to mail.  You can comment this one out
 # if you don't want to allow gating, or don't have any going on right now,
diff -ur mailman-2.1.4.old/cron/mailpasswds mailman-2.1.4/cron/mailpasswds
--- mailman-2.1.4.old/cron/mailpasswds	2003-09-22 04:29:51.000000000 +0200
+++ mailman-2.1.4/cron/mailpasswds	2004-05-01 12:45:51.000000000 +0200
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
 
     -h/--help
         Print this message and exit.
+
+    -c/--cron
+        Called from cron and check for send_reminder_frequency.
 """
 
 # This puppy should probably do lots of logging.
@@ -42,6 +45,7 @@
 import os
 import errno
 import getopt
+import time
 from types import UnicodeType
 
 import paths
@@ -86,10 +90,22 @@
 
 
 
+def time_to_send_reminders(mlist):
+    freqency = mlist.send_reminders
+    month = time.localtime()[1]
+    if frequency == 1: # monthly
+        return 1
+    elif frequency == 2 and month % 3 == 1: # quarterly
+        return 1
+    elif frequency == 3 and month == 1: # yearly
+        return 1
+    return 0
+
+
 def main():
     try:
-        opts, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], 'l:h',
-                                   ['listname=', 'help'])
+        opts, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], 'l:ch',
+                                   ['listname=', 'cron', 'help'])
     except getopt.error, msg:
         usage(1, msg)
 
@@ -97,6 +113,7 @@
         usage(1)
 
     listnames = None
+    called_from_cron = 0
     for opt, arg in opts:
         if opt in ('-h', '--help'):
             usage(0)
@@ -105,6 +122,8 @@
                 listnames = [arg]
             else:
                 listnames.append(arg)
+        if opt in ('-c', '--cron'):
+            called_from_cron = 1
 
     if listnames is None:
         listnames = Utils.list_names()
@@ -126,7 +145,9 @@
     byhost = {}
     for listname in listnames:
         mlist = MailList.MailList(listname, lock=0)
-        if not mlist.send_reminders:
+        if mlist.send_reminders == 0:
+            continue
+        if called_from_cron and not time_to_send_reminders(mlist):
             continue
         if mm_cfg.VIRTUAL_HOST_OVERVIEW:
             host = mlist.host_name