From 3946c3a08034416d52553d6d5077263609bbd88f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bwarsaw <> Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 04:39:58 +0000 Subject: updated for web site --- admin/www/mailman-install/node44.html | 104 +++++++++++++--------------------- 1 file changed, 39 insertions(+), 65 deletions(-) (limited to 'admin/www/mailman-install/node44.html') diff --git a/admin/www/mailman-install/node44.html b/admin/www/mailman-install/node44.html index f9e164ba..d52bfcc4 100644 --- a/admin/www/mailman-install/node44.html +++ b/admin/www/mailman-install/node44.html @@ -5,26 +5,26 @@ - - + + - + -12 Create your first mailing list +12 Create the site password

-12 Create your first mailing list +12 Create the site password

-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 bin/mmsitepass 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 root for a Unix system, so pick this +password wisely!

- -

Start by visiting the url 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 in - section 11. Type your own email address for the - ``Initial list owner address'', and select ``Yes'' to notify the list - administrator. - -
-
Click on the ``Create List'' button. - -
-
Check your email for a message from Mailman informing you that your new - mailing list was created. - -
-
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 - http://my.dom.ain/mailman/admin/mylist. +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.
-
Type in the list's password and click on ``Let me in...'' +To set the site password, use this command:
-
Click on ``Membership Management'' and then on ``Mass Subscription''. +
```
+    % $prefix/bin/mmsitepass <your-site-password>
+
```
-
Enter your email address in the big text field, and click on ``Submit - Your Changes''. +To set the list creator password, use this command:
-
Now go to your email and send a message to mylist@my.dom.ain. - Within a minute or two you should see your message reflected back to you - via Mailman. -

+    % $prefix/bin/mmsitepass -c <list-creator-password>
+

-Congratulations! You've just set up and tested your first Mailman mailing -list. If you had any problems along the way, please see the -13 section. +It is okay not to set a list creator password, but you probably do want a site +password.

@@ -118,14 +92,14 @@ list. If you had any problems along the way, please see the

- -

GNU Mailman - Installation Manual

-Release 2.1, documentation updated on December 13, 2004. +Release 2.1, documentation updated on December 22, 2004. -- cgit v1.2.3