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Install a Mailman with a Postfix on Debian

apt-get install postfix mailman

Configure Mailman

Add or change these lines in /etc/mailman/mm_cfg.py (example vhost : lists.example.net) :

DEFAULT_EMAIL_HOST = 'lists.example.net'
DEFAULT_URL_HOST = 'lists.example.net'
DEFAULT_URL_PATTERN = 'http://%s/'

Configure Postfix

Example with (domain : lists.example.net)

• configure main.cf like this :

# See /usr/share/postfix/main.cf.dist for a commented, more complete version
smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Debian/GNU)
biff = no
 
# appending .domain is the MUA's job.
append_dot_mydomain = no
 
# Uncomment the next line to generate "delayed mail" warnings
#delay_warning_time = 4h
 
myhostname = foo.example.net
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
myorigin = /etc/mailname
mydestination = lists.example.net, localhost
relayhost =
# Relay mailman 
relay_domains = lists.example.net
transport_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/transport
mailman_destination_recipient_limit = 1
 
mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 192.168.15.0/24
mailbox_command = procmail -a "$EXTENSION"
mailbox_size_limit = 0
recipient_delimiter = +
inet_interfaces = all
 
# Allow connections from trusted networks only.
smtpd_client_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, reject_unknown_client
smtpd_helo_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, reject_invalid_hostname
smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, reject_unauth_destination

• add /etc/postfix/transport with this :

 lists.example.net mailman:

• Run this cmd :

 postmap /etc/postfix/transport

• Restart your postfix :

# /etc/init.d/postfix restart

Great your postfix is now ready !

Configure the HTTP interface


• Add this vhost to your apache (only tested with a Apache v2) :

 <VirtualHost *:80>    
    ServerName lists.example.net
    DocumentRoot /var/www/lists
    ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/lists-error.log
    CustomLog /var/log/apache2/lists-access.log combined
    <Directory>
      Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
      AllowOverride None
    </Directory>
 
    Alias /pipermail/ /var/lib/mailman/archives/public/
    Alias /images/mailman/ /usr/share/images/mailman/
    ScriptAlias /admin /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/admin
    ScriptAlias /admindb /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/admindb
    ScriptAlias /confirm /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/confirm
    ScriptAlias /create /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/create
    ScriptAlias /edithtml /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/edithtml
    ScriptAlias /listinfo /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo
    ScriptAlias /options /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/options
    ScriptAlias /private /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/private
    ScriptAlias /rmlist /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/rmlist
    ScriptAlias /roster /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/roster
    ScriptAlias /subscribe /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/subscribe
    ScriptAlias /mailman/ /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/
 
</VirtualHost>

• then create the document root :

# mkdir /var/www/list

• go to : http://lists.example.net/listinfo and enjoy

Change the List creator’s (authentication) password

Just launch this cmd line as root :

# mmsitepass

Add a new ML 

You have two solutions :

• cmd line : newlist
• Web interface : http://lists.example.net/admin

And add the aliases (example with devel list) :

• add this to /etc/aliases

## devel mailing list
devel:                 "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman post devel"
devel-admin:        "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman admin devel"
devel-bounces:     "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman bounces devel"
devel-confirm:      "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman confirm devel"
devel-join:           "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman join devel"
devel-leave:         "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman leave devel"
devel-owner:        "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman owner devel"
devel-request:      "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman request devel"
devel-subscribe:    "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman subscribe devel"
devel-unsubscribe: "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman unsubscribe devel"

• Launch this command as root :

# newaliases

Delete a ML

• Just delete the ML but keep th archive

# rmlist listname

• Delete the archive

# rmlist -a listname

• Remove the mail aliases :

# vim /etc/aliases
# newaliases

This entry was posted on Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 at 4:00 pm and is filed under Python, Linux, Debian, Postfix, Mailman. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.