I'm relatively new here, but I'll take a stab... Maybe those with more experience can tell us if I've got it wrong, or perhaps just right for my server.
Setting up Virtual Hosts
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The way to set up virtual hosts depends on your web server/mail server combination. Look at the text files that come with the source of your mailman install, especially the specific web server and mail server notes.
Here's my to-do list, with notes. Based on GNU Mailman Version 2.1/RH Apache/QMail.
[That's my real first recommendation: upgrade to Mailman 2.1.]
1. Edit DNS. (Optional)
Create a 'lists' subdomain for each virtual domain.
You don't actually create a web page for the 'lists' subdomain, just point it to the main domain. The name of the subdomain doesn't have to be 'lists', other languages will work just as well. Snip...
lists IN CNAME mydomain.com.
www IN CNAME mydomain.com.
2. Edit Mail Server Routing
If you set up a 'lists' subdomain for a virtual domain, route all mail for the 'lists' subdomain to mailman. You will only have to do this once for each domain. All subsequent lists for that virtual domain will be taken care of. (We use qmail, I don't know if those instructions would be useful to you, so I'll leave them out.)
If you don't use a subdomain, you will have to set up a whole set of addresses to be forwarded to mailman for each new list, people on this list complain of other problems. [Don't go there, don't go down the hall, don't open that door!]
If subscribers complain about [EMAIL PROTECTED], instead of [EMAIL PROTECTED], then I just set up forwarding for that one address.
2. Edit Apache Directives (if not already set)
This setting makes the archives work. Should be a default for new virtual domains.
Options ExecCGI FollowSymLinks Includes
3. Set the Preferred Hostname
Open the List Administration page:
http://www.maindomain.net/mailman/admin.cgi/thelist/
Edit 'General Options: Host name this list prefers for email.' Enter the virtual domain and subdomain (if any):
lists.foo.com
You can't do this when creating lists
4. Visit the page for 'all lists' at the Virtual Domain. Just checking...
http://www.foo.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi
You will see 'advertised' lists for that virtual domain only. You can choose to advertise a list in Privacy Options.
5. Visit the List Information Page at the virtual domain. You are done!
http://www.foo.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/thelist
______ Yes, Problems ______
Actually I'm amazed at just how few problems there are. The ones I note here have probably already been discussed on this list...
1. The 'Evil Twin' List Info Page
http://www.otherdomain/mailman/listinfo.cgi/thelist
Unfortunately, on my system, I can type in any of my virtual domains and get any list page. They are not 'advertised' but the URLs will work if typed in.
Luckily the page that is displayed will still remember it's proper domain, and all of the links are right. If you can fix this, let me know how.
2. Namespace problems.
You can't have [EMAIL PROTECTED] and [EMAIL PROTECTED] They are working on that. Don't use names that are even close to each other because of this, and the 'evil twin' problem above.
3. Wishlist Item: Web-based new list creator should be virtual domain sensitive.
New lists are all created at the main domain, the list creator should be virtual domain sensitive. If I create a list from a virtual URL:
http://lists.foo.com/mailman/create.cgi
I'd like the preferred hostname reflect that virtual URL (lists.foo.com). But it doesn't.
So, the first thing you have to do for new lists is immediately edit the preferred hostname.
you wrote:
I'm sure this has been asked a thousand times, and I have scanned the archives a bit, but there is so many fragments and pieces. I'm amazed that the FAQ or the mailman website don't give specific detailed instructions how to accomplish this task. Why is that?!! Grr.Can someone please point me at a page or thread or something that tells me step by step how to set up various mail lists with different domains on the same server. I am currently running RedHat 8.0 with "mailman-2.0.13-3" rpm installed. I have some lists that work just fine already, and I'd like to switch some of them over if possible.
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