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diff --git a/doc/mailman-install.tex b/doc/mailman-install.tex index 16484737..a3320f35 100644 --- a/doc/mailman-install.tex +++ b/doc/mailman-install.tex @@ -1539,7 +1539,7 @@ Here is a list of some common questions and answers: list is not found! \strong{Solution:} You probably didn't add the necessary aliases to the - system alias database, or you didn't properly integration Mailman with + system alias database, or you didn't properly integrate Mailman with your mail server. Perhaps you didn't update the alias database, or your system requires you to run \program{newaliases} explicitly. Refer to your server specific instructions in the \ref{mail-server} section. @@ -1694,11 +1694,98 @@ collected on getting Mailman to run on MacOSX. \url{http://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-users/2002-October/022944.html} -\item Panther server (MacOSX 10.3) comes with Mailman; Apple has a tech +\item Panther server (MacOSX 10.3) comes with Mailman; Your operating system + should contain documentation that will help you, and Apple has a tech document about a problem you might encounter running Mailman on Mac OS X Server 10.3: \url{http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107889} \end{itemize} +Terry Allen provides the following detailed instructions on running Mailman on +the 'client' version of OSX, or in earlier versions of OSX: + +Mac OSX 10.3 and onwards has the basics for a successful Mailman installation. +Users of earlier versions of Mac OSX contains Sendmail and those users should +look at the Sendmail installation section for tips. You should follow the +basic installation steps as described earlier in this manual, substituting as +appropriate, the steps outlined in this section. + +By default, Mac OSX 10.3 'client' version does not have a fully functional +version of Postfix. Setting up a working MTA such as Postfix is beyond the +scope of this guide and you should refer to \url{http://www.postfix.org} for +tips on getting Postfix running. An easy way to set Postfix up is to install +and run Postfix Enabler, a stand-alone tool for configuring Postfix on Mac +OSX, available from +\url{http://www.roadstead.com/weblog/Tutorials/PostfixEnabler.html}. + +Likewise, Mac OSX 'client' version from 10.1 onwards includes a working Apache +webserver. This is switched on using the System Preferences control panel +under the 'Sharing tab'. A useful tool for configuring the Apache on Mac OSX +is Webmin, which can be obtained from +\url{http://www.webmin.com}. + +Webmin can also perform configuration for other system tasks, including +Postfix, adding jobs to your crontab, adding user and groups, plus adding +startup and shutdown jobs. + +In a stock installation of OSX, the requirement for Mailman is to have Python +installed. Python is not installed by default, so it is advised that you +install the developer's tools package, which may have been provided with your +system. It can also be downloaded from the Apple developer site at +\url{http://connect.apple.com}. Not only is the developer tools package an +essential requirement for installing Mailman, but it will come in handy at a +later date should you need other tools. The developer's tools are also know +by the name XCode tools. + +As a minimum, the Python version should be 2.2, but 2.3 is recommended. + +If you wish to add a user and group using the command line in OSX instead of +via Webmin or another GUI interface, open your terminal application and follow +the commands as indicated below - do not type the comments following the +\samp{\#} since they are just notes: + +\begin{verbatim} +sudo tcsh +niutil -create / /users/mailman +niutil -createprop / /users/mailman name mailman +# Note that xxx is a free group ID number on your system +niutil -createprop / /users/mailman uid xxx +niutil -createprop / /users/mailman home /usr/local/mailman +mkdir -p /usr/local/mailman +niutil -createprop / /users/mailman shell /bin/tcsh +passwd mailman +# To prevent malicious hacking, supply a secure password here +niutil -create / /groups/mailman +niutil -createprop / /groups/mailman name mailman +# Note that xxx is a free group ID number on your system +niutil -createprop / /groups/mailman gid xxx +niutil -createprop / /groups/mailman passwd '*' +niutil -createprop / /groups/mailman users 'mailman' +chown mailman:mailman /usr/local/mailman +cd /usr/local/mailman +chmod a+rx,g+ws . +exit +su mailman +\end{verbatim} + +For setting up Apache on OSX to handle Mailman, the steps are almost identical +and the configuration file on a stock Mac OSX Client version is stored in the +nearly standard location of \file{/etc/httpd/httpd.conf}. + +The \url{AFP548.com} site has a time-saving automated startup item creator for +Mailman, which can be found at +\url{http://www.afp548.com/Software/MailmanStartup.tar.gz} + +To install it, copy it into your \file{/Library/StartupItems} directory. As +the root or superuser, from the terminal, enter the following: + +\begin{verbatim} +gunzip MailmanStartup.tar.gz +tar xvf MailmanStartup.tar +\end{verbatim} + +It will create the startup item for you so that when you reboot, Mailman will +start up. + \end{document} |