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<link rel="first" href="mailman-install.html" title='GNU Mailman - Installation Manual' />
<link rel='last' href='about.html' title='About this document...' />
<link rel='help' href='about.html' title='About this document...' />
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-<link rel="prev" href="customizing.html" />
+<link rel="next" href="node45.html" />
+<link rel="prev" href="node43.html" />
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+<link rel="next" href="node45.html" />
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-<title>12 Create your first mailing list</title>
+<title>12 Create the site password</title>
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- href="customizing.html"><img src='previous.png'
+<td class='online-navigation'><a rel="prev" title="11 Check the hostname"
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<H1><A NAME="SECTION0011200000000000000000">
-12 Create your first mailing list</A>
+12 Create the site password</A>
</H1>
<P>
-For more detailed information about using Mailman, including creating and
-configuring mailing lists, see the Mailman List Adminstration Manual. These
-instructions provide a quick guide to creating your first mailing list via the
-web interface:
+There are two site-wide passwords that you can create from the command line,
+using the <b class="program">bin/mmsitepass</b> script. The first is the ``site password''
+which can be used anywhere a password is required in the system. The site
+password will get you into the administration page for any list, and it can be
+used to log in as any user. Think <code>root</code> for a Unix system, so pick this
+password wisely!
<P>
-
-<UL>
-<LI>Start by visiting the url <code>http://my.dom.ain/mailman/create</code>.
-
-<P>
-</LI>
-<LI>Fill out the form as described in the on-screen instructions, and in the
- ``List creator's password'' field, type the password you entered in
- section <A href="customizing.html#customizing">11</A>. Type your own email address for the
- ``Initial list owner address'', and select ``Yes'' to notify the list
- administrator.
-
-<P>
-</LI>
-<LI>Click on the ``Create List'' button.
-
-<P>
-</LI>
-<LI>Check your email for a message from Mailman informing you that your new
- mailing list was created.
-
-<P>
-</LI>
-<LI>Now visit the list's administration page, either by following the link
- on the confirmation web page or clicking on the link from the email
- Mailman just sent you. Typically the url will be something like
- <code>http://my.dom.ain/mailman/admin/mylist</code>.
+The second password is a site-wide ``list creator'' password. You can use
+this to delegate the ability to create new mailing lists without providing all
+the privileges of the site password. Of course, the owner of the site
+password can also create new mailing lists, but the list creator password is
+limited to just that special role.
<P>
-</LI>
-<LI>Type in the list's password and click on ``Let me in...''
+To set the site password, use this command:
<P>
-</LI>
-<LI>Click on ``Membership Management'' and then on ``Mass Subscription''.
+<div class="verbatim"><pre>
+ % $prefix/bin/mmsitepass &lt;your-site-password&gt;
+</pre></div>
<P>
-</LI>
-<LI>Enter your email address in the big text field, and click on ``Submit
- Your Changes''.
+To set the list creator password, use this command:
<P>
-</LI>
-<LI>Now go to your email and send a message to <code>mylist@my.dom.ain</code>.
- Within a minute or two you should see your message reflected back to you
- via Mailman.
-</LI>
-</UL>
+<div class="verbatim"><pre>
+ % $prefix/bin/mmsitepass -c &lt;list-creator-password&gt;
+</pre></div>
<P>
-Congratulations! You've just set up and tested your first Mailman mailing
-list. If you had any problems along the way, please see the
-<A href="troubleshooting.html#troubleshooting">13</A> section.
+It is okay not to set a list creator password, but you probably do want a site
+password.
<P>
@@ -118,14 +92,14 @@ list. If you had any problems along the way, please see the
<p></p><hr />
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-<td class='online-navigation'><a rel="prev" title="11 Customize Mailman"
- href="customizing.html"><img src='previous.png'
+<td class='online-navigation'><a rel="prev" title="11 Check the hostname"
+ href="node43.html"><img src='previous.png'
border='0' height='32' alt='Previous Page' width='32' /></A></td>
<td class='online-navigation'><a rel="parent" title="Front Matter"
href="front.html"><img src='up.png'
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+ href="node45.html"><img src='next.png'
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<a class="sectref" rel="parent" href="front.html">Front Matter</A>
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+<a class="sectref" rel="next" href="node45.html">13 Create your first</A>
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-<span class="release-info">Release 2.1, documentation updated on December 13, 2004.</span>
+<span class="release-info">Release 2.1, documentation updated on December 22, 2004.</span>
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