[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > is it possible for a Server Provider to dump the cPanel version of > MM and do a source install that would work similar to the > pre-package version??
Depends on what you mean by "work similarly", of course. There are four points of view: list user, list admin, site admin, and ISP tech support. The first two will see no change, the site admin will see little adverse change, I suppose. But to the ISP tech support, there are several possible issues. IIRC, one technical advantage of cPanel (and maybe Plesk) is that they seamlessly handle large-scale virtual hosting. Mailman normally has a restriction that no two lists handled by a single installation may have the same name, even if they are on different virtual hosts. cPanel covers this up, not only from users and the list/site admins, but from tech support at the hosting service as well. This feature is planned for a future release, but IIRC for 2.2, not in the 2.1 series. Second, cPanel provides a single virtual host management interface. Although any given site manager (== you) will probably not mind very much, the ISP tech support has to worry about a significant increase in workload (long term) from users confused by a somewhat different MI for Mailman. Third, any such transition imposes a (short-term) workload. They have to think about this as an investment. Are the returns to them sufficient to justify it? They may not be, given that you're already very satisfied with your host and unlikely to leave. Fourth, cPanel may also provide services to the ISP (log management and summaries, MI troubleshooting, don't-ask-me-I-don't-use-cPanel ;-) that they will be loth to forego. I think you should ask your provider what they think about this issue. Make it plain how much work you personally are willing to put in as a liaison to Mailman development, and things like that. They are likely to take the position that the tradeoff they have chosen is still the correct one, but if you can show them that exploring alternatives will cost them very little, and that you're in it for the long term, I can't see that they'd do anything but rejoice. ------------------------------------------------------ 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
