Re: [PLUG] Setting up a mailing list (server)
Hi, --- Aneesh Mulye [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | However, there is still a problem. I don't have a | domain name. I do, | however, have a static IP address. In such a | situation, will a MTA | like exim4 or sendmail be able to send and receive | mail? \-- You can still run an Intranet mailing list server with your Intranet domain name. But, if you really need to make the mailing list available to the public, you will need a public domain name and IP address. - | I'll try to get a domain name, but I'd like to know | if it is possible | to run a mailing list off a static IP. \-- Static IP just makes it easier. - | I apologise if my questions sound amateurish, \-- You don't need to apologise. I just answer to the question. http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#keepcool Regards, SK -- Shakthi Kannan http://www.shakthimaan.com Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mailp=graduation+giftscs=bz -- __ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: (plug-mail@plug.org.in) List Information: http://plug.org.in/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/plug-mail Send 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for mailing instructions.
Re: [PLUG] Setting up a mailing list (server)
In simple words, dont setup a mailing list without a domain name. I dont think any users will love to remember IP addresses for sending mails to mailing list. Domains are cheap, so go buy pne and setup the MX record to point to your server. regards I'll try to get a domain name, but I'd like to know if it is possible to run a mailing list off a static IP. I want to do some testing before going all-out, and prior to getting a domain and everything, I want to make it work the way I want it to, so that later, when I present the thing to the people concerned as a proof-of-concept, it will be a completely working system. And how expensive is a domain name? -- धर्म एव हतो हन्ति धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः। तस्माद् धर्मो न हन्तव्यो मा नो धर्मो हतोऽवधीत्॥ -- __ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: (plug-mail@plug.org.in) List Information: http://plug.org.in/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/plug-mail Send 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for mailing instructions.
Re: [PLUG] Setting up a mailing list (server)
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Aneesh Mulye wrote: I'm looking for information on how to set up a mailing list server for college-related work, similar to the one we're interacting with here. On and off when I read similar thing the only issue that crops to my mind is who maintains it when the original admin/proposer is not around (it is an inevitability if you are a student and a possibility if you are a faculty) and thus I'd really say that if such a chance exist push the infrastructure bits of your required service to someone who already has such a thing set up. A requirement for both the lists is that it should be able to set up tagging rules for each user. For instance, on the announce list, a user may say that if a mail contains the tags [COMP] or [ENTC], it should be sent to him. Or a user on the discuss list may say that all things marked [OT] will not be sent to him. Being very pedantic, that above is not a mailing list function. Tagging would help filtering and mail sort at MUA for end user. Unless there are multiple recipients of mails marked say, [ENTC] a direct mail to sender or creation an alias for which more than 1 user receive a mail copy might be suggested. The above is not a requirement set in stone, however. Even without tag-based rules, it'll be possible to manage. Ahh... I also want to find out information as to how to set up a web-based interface to the list, such as we have on our PLUG list, for users to manage their settings. Any decent mailing list software / web based existing list service should provide that along with somewhat limited security that archives are available only to subscribers - -- You see things; and you say 'Why?'; But I dream things that never were; and I say 'Why not?' - George Bernard Shaw www.linkedin.com/in/sankarshan -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFG2hGHXQZpNTcrCzMRAn9KAJ9jI0z022lO8EWEnk/wye5ZIjjGfgCdFKDv otCDCZE7R1MPv/HWDNFCAQs= =vA6q -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- __ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: (plug-mail@plug.org.in) List Information: http://plug.org.in/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/plug-mail Send 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for mailing instructions.
[PLUG] Setting up a mailing list (server)
I'm looking for information on how to set up a mailing list server for college-related work, similar to the one we're interacting with here. It will consist of two lists: 1)An announce list, for one-way communication from the college to the students (official announcements, things like that). 2) A discuss list, for discussion among students. This will be a MUCH more informal affair, and much higher volume. A requirement for both the lists is that it should be able to set up tagging rules for each user. For instance, on the announce list, a user may say that if a mail contains the tags [COMP] or [ENTC], it should be sent to him. Or a user on the discuss list may say that all things marked [OT] will not be sent to him. The above is not a requirement set in stone, however. Even without tag-based rules, it'll be possible to manage. Size restrictions on mail are, I take it, something which can be set up using the mailing list software itself. I don't want to enable HTML mail because of the nature of the userbase I'm going to deal with. I also want to find out information as to how to set up a web-based interface to the list, such as we have on our PLUG list, for users to manage their settings. -- धर्म एव हतो हन्ति धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः। तस्माद् धर्मो न हन्तव्यो मा नो धर्मो हतोऽवधीत्॥ -- __ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: (plug-mail@plug.org.in) List Information: http://plug.org.in/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/plug-mail Send 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for mailing instructions.
