Installing on debian testing, all packages up to date. Ok, it complicated maintenance a bit too much in my net to dedicate an IP address to lists.domain, so I thought I would try the exact approach as detailed in the install manual with postfix, namely using alias_maps and virtual_alias_domains, etc., leading to a postfix main.cf containing:
----------------------------------------------------------------- # http://www.postfix.org/ADDRESS_REWRITING_README.html#masquerade masquerade_domains = lists.pinyon.org pinyon.org # http://www.postfix.org/virtual.5.html virtual_alias_domains = lists.pinyon.org virtual_alias_maps = hash:/var/lib/mailman/data/virtual-mailman alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases hash:/var/lib/mailman/data/aliases alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases ------------------------------------------------------------------ And that worked great! Using the suggested initial 'mailman' list I was able to add subscribers and send/receive, etc. Perfect. I ran into a permissions problem with apache and the private archives, so I thought I would stop at that point, purge the installation, and carefully recreate the configuration from scratch so that I could document the exact steps for mailman installation on my site properly. So I do (leaving the postfix previously working main.cf untouched): $ apt-get remove --purge mailman $ /bin/rm -rf /var/lib/mailman /usr/lib/mailman $ cp [my-saved-working-copy-of-mm_cfg.py] /etc/mailman $ newlist mailman [exact same stuff as before] $ /etc/init.d/mailman start $ /var/lib/mailman/bin/genaliases $ /var/lib/mailman/bin/check_perms -f and I notice that: $ ls -lt /var/lib/mailman/data total 36 -rw-rw---- 1 root list 1132 Jan 26 18:06 aliases -rw-r----- 1 root list 12288 Jan 26 18:06 aliases.db -rw-rw-r-- 1 root list 10 Jan 26 18:04 last_mailman_version -rw-r--r-- 1 root list 14100 Oct 21 22:40 sitelist.cfg Ok, first problem. Where's virtual-mailman (and virtual-mailman.db)? I go to the web interface http://lists.pinyon.org, but there is no 'mailman' list. I try to create the 'mailman' list in the web interface, and I get: Error: List already exists: mailman So... what should I do? Many thanks, Russell --- mm_cfg.py 2011-01-26 18:30:08.000000000 -0700 +++ mm_cfg.py.works 2011-01-26 18:30:28.000000000 -0700 @@ -57,16 +57,16 @@ #------------------------------------------------------------- # If you change these, you have to configure your http server # accordingly (Alias and ScriptAlias directives in most httpds) -DEFAULT_URL_PATTERN = 'http://%s/cgi-bin/mailman/' +DEFAULT_URL_PATTERN = 'http://%s/' PRIVATE_ARCHIVE_URL = '/cgi-bin/mailman/private' IMAGE_LOGOS = '/images/mailman/' #------------------------------------------------------------- # Default domain for email addresses of newly created MLs -DEFAULT_EMAIL_HOST = 'quine.gb.Pinyon.ORG' +DEFAULT_EMAIL_HOST = 'lists.Pinyon.ORG' #------------------------------------------------------------- # Default host for web interface of newly created MLs -DEFAULT_URL_HOST = 'quine.gb.Pinyon.ORG' +DEFAULT_URL_HOST = 'lists.Pinyon.ORG' #------------------------------------------------------------- # Required when setting any of its arguments. add_virtualhost(DEFAULT_URL_HOST, DEFAULT_EMAIL_HOST) @@ -94,8 +94,10 @@ # Uncomment if you use Postfix virtual domains (but not # postfix-to-mailman.py), but be sure to see # /usr/share/doc/mailman/README.Debian first. -# MTA='Postfix' - +# RLC: follows /etc/mailman/postfix-to-mailman.py exactly: +MTA='Postfix' +POSTFIX_STYLE_VIRTUAL_DOMAINS = ['lists.pinyon.org'] +DEB_LISTMASTER = 'postmas...@pinyon.org' #------------------------------------------------------------- # Uncomment if you want to filter mail with SpamAssassin. For # more information please visit this website: ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://wiki.list.org/x/AgA3 Security Policy: http://wiki.list.org/x/QIA9 Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org
