15.3 MacOSX issues

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+15.3 MacOSX issues +

+ +

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

+ +

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. + +
+
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 +
+
Kathleen Webb posted her experiences in getting Mailman running on + Jaguar using Sendmail. + +
+http://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-users/2002-October/022944.html +
+
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 +

+ +

+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
+

+ +

+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
+

+ +

+It will create the startup item for you so that when you reboot, Mailman will +start up. + +

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