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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ Mailman - The GNU Mailing List Management System -Copyright (C) 1998-2003 by the Free Software Foundation, Inc. +Copyright (C) 1998-2004 by the Free Software Foundation, Inc. 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA INTRODUCTION @@ -97,37 +97,34 @@ FEATURES REQUIREMENTS - The default mail delivery mechanism uses a direct SMTP connection - to whatever mail transport agent you have running on port 25. You - can thus use Mailman with any such MTA, however with certain MTAs - (e.g. Exim and Postfix), Mailman will support thru-the-web - creation and removal of mailing lists. + The default mail delivery mechanism uses a direct SMTP connection to + whatever mail transport agent you have running on port 25. You can thus + use Mailman with any such MTA, however with certain MTAs (e.g. Exim and + Postfix), Mailman will support thru-the-web creation and removal of + mailing lists. - Mailman works with any web server that supports CGI/1.1. The HTML - it generates is quite pedestrian and stingy on the graphics so it - should be friendly to most web browsers and network connections. - It is regularly tested with IE 5.5, Netscape 4.7x, and Mozilla on - Windows and Netscape 4.7x and Mozilla on Linux (and occasionally - Lynx on Linux and Netscape and Mozilla on MacOS too!). + Mailman works with any web server that supports CGI/1.1. The HTML it + generates is quite pedestrian and stingy on the graphics so it should be + friendly to most web browsers and network connections. - You will need root access on the machine hosting your Mailman - installation in order to complete some of the configuration - steps. See the INSTALL file for details. + You will need root access on the machine hosting your Mailman installation + in order to complete some of the configuration steps. See the INSTALL + file for details. - Mailman's web and email user interface should be compatible with - just about any mail reader or web browser, although a mail reader - that is MIME aware will be a big help. You do not need Java, - JavaScript, or any other fancy plugins. + Mailman's web and email user interface should be compatible with just + about any mail reader or web browser, although a mail reader that is MIME + aware will be a big help. You do not need Java, JavaScript, or any other + fancy plugins. CREATE YOUR FIRST LIST - These instructions assume that you've installed and configured - Mailman according to the instructions in the INSTALL file. To - create and test your first list, try the following: + These instructions assume that you've installed and configured Mailman + according to the instructions in the INSTALL file. To create and test + your first list, try the following: - - First, initialize the site administrator's password by cd'ing to - the install directory (by default /usr/local/mailman) and typing + - First, initialize the site administrator's password by cd'ing to the + install directory (by default /usr/local/mailman) and typing % bin/mmsitepass New site password: [yourpassword] @@ -138,27 +135,23 @@ CREATE YOUR FIRST LIST http://my.dom.ain/mailman/create - Fill out the form as described in the on-screen instructions, and - in the "List creator's password" field, type the password you - entered above. Type your own email address for the "Initial - list owner address", and select "Yes" to notify the list - administrator. + Fill out the form as described in the on-screen instructions, and in the + "List creator's password" field, type the password you entered above. + Type your own email address for the "Initial list owner address", and + select "Yes" to notify the list administrator. - Hit "Create List" - - Check your email for a message from Mailman informing you that - your new mailing list was created. + - Check your email for a message from Mailman informing you that your new + mailing list was created. - - NOTE: If you are using an MTA other than Exim or Postfix - (e.g. Sendmail or qmail), then you'll need to do the extra step - of installing the mailing list aliases manually. Follow the - instructions in an email message that you should have received - (you'll need to know how to do this for your particular MTA, see - the README for your MTA for more information). + - NOTE: You should consult the README for the specific MTA you are using. + Most can be set up to provide through-the-web creation of mailing lists, + but each configuration is different. - - Now visit the list's admin page (either by following the link on - the web page or entering the link from the email Mailman just - sent you). Typically the url will be something like + - Now visit the list's admin page (either by following the link on the web + page or entering the link from the email Mailman just sent you). + Typically the url will be something like http://my.dom.ain/mailman/admin/mysitelist @@ -166,16 +159,16 @@ CREATE YOUR FIRST LIST - Click on "Membership Management" and then on "Mass Subscription". - - Enter your email address in the big text field, and click on - "Submit Your Changes" + - Enter your email address in the big text field, and click on "Submit + Your Changes" - - Now go to your email and send a message to yourlist@my.dom.ain. - Within a minute or two you should see your message reflected - back to you via Mailman. + - Now go to your email and send a message to yourlist@my.dom.ain. Within + a minute or two you should see your message reflected back to you via + Mailman. - Congratulations! You've just set up and tested your first Mailman - mailing list. If you had any problems along the way, please see - the section below on FOR MORE INFORMATION. + Congratulations! You've just set up and tested your first Mailman mailing + list. If you had any problems along the way, please see the section below + on FOR MORE INFORMATION. FOR MORE INFORMATION @@ -195,43 +188,47 @@ FOR MORE INFORMATION to help you get going with Mailman. Mailman-Users - An list for users of Mailman, for posting questions or - problems related to installation, use, etc. We'll try to keep - the deep technical discussions off this list. + An list for users of Mailman, for posting questions or problems + related to installation, use, etc. We'll try to keep the deep + technical discussions off this list. http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Listowners This mailing list with a non-technical focus, specifically for - discussions from the perspective of listowners and moderators - who do not have "shell access" to the mailing list server - where the Mailman software runs. + discussions from the perspective of listowners and moderators who do + not have "shell access" to the mailing list server where the Mailman + software runs. http://listowner.org Mailman-Announce - A read-only list for release announcements an other important - news. + A read-only list for release announcements an other important news. http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-announce Mailman-Developers - A list for those of you interested in helping develop - Mailman's future direction. This list will contain in-depth - technical discussions. + A list for those of you interested in helping develop Mailman 2's + future direction. This list will contain in-depth technical + discussions. http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-developers + Mailman3-Dev + Get involved now in the development of Mailman 3! + + http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman3-dev + Mailman-I18N A list for the discussion of the Mailman internationalization - effort. Mailman 2.1 will be fully multi-lingual. + effort. Mailman 2.1 is fully multi-lingual. http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-i18n Mailman-Checkins - A read-only list which is an adjunct to the public anonymous - CVS repository. You can stay on the bleeding edge of Mailman - development by subscribing to this list. + A read-only list which is an adjunct to the public anonymous CVS + repository. You can stay on the bleeding edge of Mailman development + by subscribing to this list. http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-checkins |