Hello, I have just installed anc configured mailman on our mail server, and it seems to be working perfectly.
I added the system aliases into "/etc/aliases" and configured exim as per the documentation on the mailman web site. I configured it in such a way that exim didn't need to know about new mailing lists. However, even though mailman is handling mailing lists successfully without them being in "/etc/aliases", every time I create a new list, I get the following email: ====================================================================== The mailing list `it' has been created via the through-the-web interface. In order to complete the activation of this mailing list, the proper /etc/aliases (or equivalent) file must be updated. The program `newaliases' may also have to be run. Here are the entries for the /etc/aliases file: it: "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman post it" it-admin: "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman admin it" it-bounces: "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman bounces it" it-confirm: "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman confirm it" it-join: "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman join it" it-leave: "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman leave it" it-owner: "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman owner it" it-request: "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman request it" it-subscribe: "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman subscribe it" it-unsubscribe: "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman unsubscribe it" ====================================================================== Is there a way I can tell mailman that this doesn't actually have to be done, so it can stop reminding me, or will we continue to get these emails regardless? Or... Do I actually *need* to add the stuff above into /etc/aliases? There is currently no mention of an 'it' mailing list on /etc/aliases at the moment, and mailman is processing mail for it perfectly, but if this just luck? Below are the two sections which I added to /etc/exim4/exim4.conf: ====================================================================== # Mailman stuff # Home dir for your Mailman installation -- aka Mailman's prefix # directory. MAILMAN_HOME=/var/lib/mailman MAILMAN_WRAP=MAILMAN_HOME/mail/wrapper # User and group for Mailman, should match your --with-mail-gid # switch to Mailman's configure script. MAILMAN_USER=list MAILMAN_GROUP=list # End of Mailman stuff ====================================================================== ====================================================================== # Mailman stuff mailman_router: driver = accept require_files = MAILMAN_HOME/lists/$local_part/config.pck local_part_suffix_optional local_part_suffix = -bounces : -bounces+* : \ -confirm+* : -join : -leave : \ -owner : -request : -admin transport = mailman_transport # End of Mailman stuff ====================================================================== Does anyone know why this is happening? I guess mailman doesn't know that exim is configured to not care about new lists, but is there a way to tell it? Thanks in advance to anyone who can help :-) Richard Hobbs. -- Richard Hobbs (Systems Administrator) Toshiba Research Europe Ltd. - Speech Technology Group Web: http://www.toshiba-europe.com/research/ Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1223 376964 Mobile: +44 7811 803377 _____________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for viruses by MCI's Internet Managed Scanning Services - powered by MessageLabs. For further information visit http://www.mci.com ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org 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/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org Security Policy: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.027.htp