15.3 MacOSX issues

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-15.3 MacOSX issues -

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-Many people run Mailman on MacOSX. Here are some pointers that have been -collected on getting Mailman to run on MacOSX. - -

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Jaguar (MacOSX 10.2) comes with Python 2.2. While this isn't the very - latest stable version of Python, it ought to be sufficient to run - Mailman 2.1. - -
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David B. O'Donnell has a web page describing his configuration of - Mailman 2.0.13 and Postfix on MacOSX Server. - -
-http://www.afp548.com/Articles/mail/python-mailman.html -
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Kathleen Webb posted her experiences in getting Mailman running on - Jaguar using Sendmail. - -
-http://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-users/2002-October/022944.html -
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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: - -
-http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107889 -

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-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 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 -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 -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 -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 -"#" since they are just notes: - -

-sudo tcsh
-niutil -create / /users/mailman
-niutil -createprop / /users/mailman name mailman
-# Note that xxx is a free user 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
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-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 /etc/httpd/httpd.conf. - -

-The AFP548.com site has a time-saving automated startup item creator for -Mailman, which can be found at -http://www.afp548.com/Software/MailmanStartup.tar.gz -

-To install it, copy it into your /Library/StartupItems directory. As -the root or superuser, from the terminal, enter the following: - -

-gunzip MailmanStartup.tar.gz
-tar xvf MailmanStartup.tar
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-It will create the startup item for you so that when you reboot, Mailman will -start up. - -

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