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diff --git a/admin/www/mailman-install/node40.html b/admin/www/mailman-install/node40.html index 54352cce..0ee9e8e2 100644 --- a/admin/www/mailman-install/node40.html +++ b/admin/www/mailman-install/node40.html @@ -6,24 +6,24 @@ <link rel='last' href='about.html' title='About this document...' /> <link rel='help' href='about.html' title='About this document...' /> <link rel="next" href="node41.html" /> -<link rel="prev" href="node39.html" /> +<link rel="prev" href="customizing.html" /> <link rel="parent" href="front.html" /> <link rel="next" href="node41.html" /> <meta name='aesop' content='information' /> -<title>8 Set up cron</title> +<title>8 Create a site-wide mailing list</title> </head> <body> <DIV CLASS="navigation"> <div id='top-navigation-panel' xml:id='top-navigation-panel'> <table align="center" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2"> <tr> -<td class='online-navigation'><a rel="prev" title="7 Create a site-wide" - href="node39.html"><img src='previous.png' +<td class='online-navigation'><a rel="prev" title="7 Review your site" + href="customizing.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' border='0' height='32' alt='Up One Level' width='32' /></A></td> -<td class='online-navigation'><a rel="next" title="9 Start the Mailman" +<td class='online-navigation'><a rel="next" title="9 Set up cron" href="node41.html"><img src='next.png' border='0' height='32' alt='Next Page' width='32' /></A></td> <td align="center" width="100%">GNU Mailman - Installation Manual</td> @@ -36,73 +36,71 @@ </tr></table> <div class='online-navigation'> <b class="navlabel">Previous:</b> -<a class="sectref" rel="prev" href="node39.html">7 Create a site-wide</A> +<a class="sectref" rel="prev" href="customizing.html">7 Review your site</A> <b class="navlabel">Up:</b> <a class="sectref" rel="parent" href="front.html">Front Matter</A> <b class="navlabel">Next:</b> -<a class="sectref" rel="next" href="node41.html">9 Start the Mailman</A> +<a class="sectref" rel="next" href="node41.html">9 Set up cron</A> </div> <hr /></div> </DIV> <!--End of Navigation Panel--> <H1><A NAME="SECTION001800000000000000000"> -8 Set up cron</A> +8 Create a site-wide mailing list</A> </H1> <P> -Several Mailman features occur on a regular schedule, so you must set up -<b class="program">cron</b> to run the right programs at the right time<A NAME="tex2html5" - HREF="#foot520"><SUP>5</SUP></A>. - -<P> -If your version of crontab supports the <b class="programopt">-u</b> option, you must be -root to do this next step. Add <span class="file"><var>$prefix</var>/cron/crontab.in</span> as a -crontab entry by executing these commands: +After you have completed the integration of Mailman and your mail server, you +need to create a ``site-wide'' mailing list. This is the one that password +reminders will appear to come from, and it is required for proper Mailman +operation. Usually this should be a list called <code>mailman</code>, but if you +need to change this, be sure to change the <var>MAILMAN_SITE_LIST</var> variable in +<span class="file">mm_cfg.py</span>. You can create the site list with this command, following +the prompts: <P> <div class="verbatim"><pre> - % cd $prefix/cron - % crontab -u mailman crontab.in + % bin/newlist mailman </pre></div> <P> -If you used the <b class="programopt">--with-username</b> option, use that user name -instead of <code>mailman</code> for the <b class="programopt">-u</b> argument value. If your -crontab does not support the <b class="programopt">-u</b> option, try these commands: +Now configure your site list. There is a convenient template for a generic +site list in the installation directory, under <span class="file">data/sitelist.cfg</span> which +can help you with this. You should review the configuration options in the +template, but note that any options not named in the <span class="file">sitelist.cfg</span> file +won't be changed. + +<P> +The template can be applied to your site list by +running: <P> <div class="verbatim"><pre> - % cd $prefix/cron - % su - mailman - % crontab crontab.in + % bin/config_list -i data/sitelist.cfg mailman </pre></div> <P> -<BR><HR><H4>Footnotes</H4> -<DL> -<DT><A NAME="foot520">... time</A><A - HREF="node40.html#tex2html5"><SUP>5</SUP></A></DT> -<DD>Note that -if you're upgrading from a previous version of Mailman, you'll want to install -the new crontab, but be careful if you're running multiple Mailman -installations on your site! Changing the crontab could mess with other -parallel Mailman installations. +After applying the <span class="file">sitelist.cfg</span> options, be sure you review the +site list's configuration via the admin pages. + +<P> +You should also subscribe yourself to the site list. + +<P> -</DD> -</DL> <DIV CLASS="navigation"> <div class='online-navigation'> <p></p><hr /> <table align="center" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2"> <tr> -<td class='online-navigation'><a rel="prev" title="7 Create a site-wide" - href="node39.html"><img src='previous.png' +<td class='online-navigation'><a rel="prev" title="7 Review your site" + href="customizing.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' border='0' height='32' alt='Up One Level' width='32' /></A></td> -<td class='online-navigation'><a rel="next" title="9 Start the Mailman" +<td class='online-navigation'><a rel="next" title="9 Set up cron" href="node41.html"><img src='next.png' border='0' height='32' alt='Next Page' width='32' /></A></td> <td align="center" width="100%">GNU Mailman - Installation Manual</td> @@ -115,15 +113,15 @@ parallel Mailman installations. </tr></table> <div class='online-navigation'> <b class="navlabel">Previous:</b> -<a class="sectref" rel="prev" href="node39.html">7 Create a site-wide</A> +<a class="sectref" rel="prev" href="customizing.html">7 Review your site</A> <b class="navlabel">Up:</b> <a class="sectref" rel="parent" href="front.html">Front Matter</A> <b class="navlabel">Next:</b> -<a class="sectref" rel="next" href="node41.html">9 Start the Mailman</A> +<a class="sectref" rel="next" href="node41.html">9 Set up cron</A> </div> </div> <hr /> -<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> </DIV> <!--End of Navigation Panel--> |