1. Mailing Lists
    1. The Mailing lists
    2. Subscrition
    3. Adiministration
      1. Change the List creator's (authentication) password
      2. Add a new ML
      3. Delete a ML
    4. Install a Mailman with a Postfix on Debian
      1. Configure Mailman
      2. Configure Postfix
      3. Configure the HTTP interface

Mailing Lists

The Mailing lists

We have actually this mailing lists :

  • devel@… : The list for the developper.
  • com@… : Communication list
  • general@… : General list.
  • svn-commits@… : The list send the commit informations.
  • mailman@… : Just the default list.

Subscrition

  • By web : To subscribe to a mailing list go here : http://lists.aditam.org/
  • By mail : send a mail mailinglistname-request@… and subject : subscribre

Adiministration

Just go to http://lists.aditam.org/admin.

Change the List creator's (authentication) password

Just launch this cmd line as root : 

# mmsitepass

Add a new ML

You have two solutions :

And add the aliases (example with devel list) :

  • add this to /etc/aliases 
    ## devel mailing list
devel:              "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman post devel"
devel-admin:        "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman admin devel"
devel-bounces:      "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman bounces devel"
devel-confirm:      "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman confirm devel"
devel-join:         "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman join devel"
devel-leave:        "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman leave devel"
devel-owner:        "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman owner devel"
devel-request:      "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman request devel"
devel-subscribe:    "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman subscribe devel"
devel-unsubscribe:  "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman unsubscribe devel"
  • Launch this command as root : 
    # newaliases

Delete a ML

  • Just delete the ML but keep th archive 
    # rmlist listname
  • Delete the archive 
    # rmlist -a listname
  • Remove the aliases : 
    # vim /etc/aliases
# newaliases

Install a Mailman with a Postfix on Debian

apt-get install postfix mailman

Configure Mailman

* Add or change these lines in /etc/mailman/mm_cfg.py (example vhost : lists.example.net) : 

DEFAULT_EMAIL_HOST = 'lists.example.net'
DEFAULT_URL_HOST = 'lists.example.net'
DEFAULT_URL_PATTERN = 'http://%s/'

Configure Postfix

Example with (domain : lists.example.net)

  • configure main.cf like this : 
    # See /usr/share/postfix/main.cf.dist for a commented, more complete version

smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Debian/GNU)
biff = no

# appending .domain is the MUA's job.
append_dot_mydomain = no

# Uncomment the next line to generate "delayed mail" warnings
#delay_warning_time = 4h

myhostname = pomme.aditam.org
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
myorigin = /etc/mailname
mydestination = lists.example.net, localhost
relayhost =
# Relay mailman 
relay_domains = lists.example.net
transport_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/transport
mailman_destination_recipient_limit = 1

mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 192.168.15.0/24
mailbox_command = procmail -a "$EXTENSION"
mailbox_size_limit = 0
recipient_delimiter = +
inet_interfaces = all

# Allow connections from trusted networks only.
smtpd_client_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, reject_unknown_client
smtpd_helo_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, reject_invalid_hostname
smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, reject_unauth_destination
  • add /etc/postfix/transport with this : 
    lists.example.net   mailman:
  • Run this cmd : 
    postmap /etc/postfix/transport
  • Restart your postfix.

Configure the HTTP interface

* Add this vhost to your apache : 

<VirtualHost *:80>
  ServerName lists.aditam.org
  DocumentRoot /var/www/lists
  ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/lists-error.log
  CustomLog /var/log/apache2/lists-access.log combined

  <Directory /var/lib/mailman/archives/>
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride None
  </Directory>

  Alias /pipermail/ /var/lib/mailman/archives/public/
  Alias /images/mailman/ /usr/share/images/mailman/
  ScriptAlias /admin /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/admin
  ScriptAlias /admindb /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/admindb
  ScriptAlias /confirm /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/confirm
  ScriptAlias /create /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/create
  ScriptAlias /edithtml /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/edithtml
  ScriptAlias /listinfo /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo
  ScriptAlias /options /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/options
  ScriptAlias /private /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/private
  ScriptAlias /rmlist /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/rmlist
  ScriptAlias /roster /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/roster
  ScriptAlias /subscribe /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/subscribe
  ScriptAlias /mailman/ /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/
</VirtualHost>
  • then create the document root : 
    # mkdir /var/www/lists