Just to add to Jon's comments. I used two sets of Mailman install manuals. Combined, the instructions were clearer. Another tip is to get the prerequisites going before installing Mailman. Get your mail system working and make sure Python and the C compiler are installed. Pay attention to the ./configure section, this is important to get right. Finally, it is not as hard as it looks :).
Best, Robert Toronto -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jon Krause Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 1:11 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; PeteBell Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] Anywhere for novices? Pete, There may be a web-based tutoral out there, but I found the README and INSTALL text files from the installation the best instruction set available. Some software has very tech oriented instructions, assuming you are an expirienced user, Mailman's instructions are some of the best I have used in open source. If you are fairly comfortable in command line, and can get Mailman downloaded and untarred, you will find the install very straight-forward. Some tips: Take your time. Have both the README and INSTALL files printed or available for reference. Have a browser open to Google for answers for things you may not understand. Use this list when stumped. Best of luck, Jon ----- Original Message ----- From: "PeteBell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 12:23 PM Subject: [Mailman-Users] Anywhere for novices? : Is there ANYWHERE a novice can get hand-holding step-by-step tutorials : on all this stuff? : : Python, scripts, configs, mailman, MTAs, what the hell does it all mean? : : Is there ANYWHERE this is in plain English - where it isn't written as : if to be read by people with years of programming experience. I need: : "you do this... and then you do that... and this is what should : happen..." etc! : : Sorry. : : PeteBell. UK : : ------------------------------------------------------ : Mailman-Users mailing list : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users : Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py : Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/
