r...@rexgoode.com writes: > SMTP Error (550): Failed to add recipient > "myl...@mydomain.com" (5.1.1 <myl...@mydomain.com>: Recipient address > rejected: User unknown in virtual mailbox table). > > I wonder if there is a way to get mailman to work and
If they wanted to, it wouldn't be hard. If you want to do it yourself, you need to be able to change the configuration of the host's MTA to fix the error above. Likely there's more to be done after that, but without access to the host I can't say. > show my hosting company that it is still possible. They don't care about "possible", they know it's possible. Mailman is not hard to "get working". They're just avoiding the support costs that come *after* installing mailing lists, because they specialize in something else. Sysadmins generally are familiar with email, but doing a good job of hosting a bunch of domains with mailing lists requires its own special expertise, and a higher level of ongoing maintenance and troubleshooting than most web services do. If you really want to stay with that hosting service, you're going to need to talk to them directly and convince them that they want to support your lists. I suggest you take a look at the services advertising on our site: http://wiki.list.org/COM/Mailman%20hosting%20services. (Yes, it is advertising; we just have a strict policy about blatant lies and excessive length, and people who *want* to advertise Mailman service generally are a pretty serious lot, happy to respect those rules.) I haven't used any of them, and therefore don't recommend any of them. I've heard that many are happy to have a serious chat with you about your needs even if you're not really looking to move immediately (of course, the more you look like a customer, the longer they'll be willing to talk). That can be useful "education" even if you decide to stay and bargain with your current service. There is also a list of consultants at http://wiki.list.org/COM/Mailman%20consulting%20services, if you think you might prefer to set up your own host. Steve ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org https://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: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org
