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Without going into lots -of detail, this information will help you understand how the -configuration options control Mailman's functionality. +After logging into the list configuration pages, you'll see the +configuration options for the list, grouped in categories. All the +administrative pages have some common elements. In the upper section, +you'll see two columns labeled ``Configuration Categories''. Some +categories have sub-categories which are only visible when you click +on the category link. The first page you see after logging in will be +the ``General Options'' category. The specific option settings for +each category are described below. <P> -When mail enters the system from your mail server, it is dropped into -one of several Mailman <i>queues</i> depending on the address the -message was sent to. For example, if your system has a mailing list -named <var>mylist</var> and your domain is <var>example.com</var>, people can -post messages to your list by sending them to -<var>mylist@example.com</var>. These messages will be dropped into the -<i>incoming</i> queue, which is also colloquially called the -<i>moderate-and-munge</i> queue. The incoming queue is where most of -the approval process occurs, and it's also where the message is -prepared for sending out to the list membership. +On the right side of the top section, you'll see a column labeled +``Other Administrative Activities''. Here you'll find some other +things you can do to your list, as well as convenient links to the +list information page and the list archives. Note the big ``Logout'' +link; use this if you're finished configuring your list and don't want +to leave the session cookie active in your browser. <P> -There are separate queues for the built-in archiver, the bounce -processor, the email command processor, as well as the outgoing email -and news queues. There's also a queue for messages generated by the -Mailman system. Each of these queues typically has one <i>queue -runner</i> (or ``qrunner'') that processes messages in the queue. The -qrunners are idle when there are no messages to process. +Below this common header, you'll find a list of this category's +configuration variables, arranged in two columns. In the left column +is a brief description of the option, which also contains a +``details'' link. For many of the variables, more details are +available describing the semantics of the various available settings, +or information on the interaction between this setting and other list +options. Clicking on the details link brings up a page which contains +only the information for that option, as well as a button for +submitting your setting, and a link back to the category page. <P> -Every message in the queues are represented by two files, a message -file and a metadata file. Both of these files share the same base -name, which is a combination of a unique hash and the Unix time that -the message was received. The metadata file has a suffix of -<span class="file">.db</span> and the message file has a suffix of either <span class="file">.msg</span> if -stored in plain text, or <span class="file">.pck</span> if stored in a more efficient -internal representation<A NAME="tex2html1" - HREF="#foot41"><SUP>1</SUP></A>. +On the right side of the two-column section, you'll see the variable's +current value. Some variables may present a limited set of values, +via radio button or check box arrays. Other variables may present +text entry boxes of one or multiple lines. Most variables control +settings for the operation of the list, but others perform immediate +actions (these are clearly labeled). <P> -As a message moves through the incoming queue, it performs various -checks on the message, such as whether it matches one of the -moderation criteria, or contains disallowed MIME types. Once a -message is approved for sending to the list membership, the message is -prepared for sending by deleting, adding, or changing message headers, -adding footers, etc. Messages in the incoming queue may also be -stored for appending to digests. +At the bottom of the page, you'll find a ``Submit'' button and a +footer with some more useful links and a few logos. Hitting the +submit button commits your list settings, after they've been +validated. Any invalid values will be ignored and an error message +will be displayed at the top of the resulting page. 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