Mailing list server configuration

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Install notes

These are a collection of notes taken during installation and configuration.

Configure firewall to allow port 25. 

iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 25 -j ACCEPT
service iptables save

Install mailman - 'yum install mailman'

Add/change these bits in /etc/postfix/main.cf: 

myorigin = $mydomain
inet_interfaces = localhost, $myhostname, $mydomain, lists.theopensourceway.org
mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, localhost, lists.theopensourceway.org, $mydomain

Look at /etc/httpd/conf.d/mailman.conf.

Set /mailman to redirect to listinfo page: 

# Uncomment the following line, to redirect queries to /mailman to the
# listinfo page (recommended).

RedirectMatch ^/mailman[/]*$ http://lists.theopensourceway.org/mailman/listinfo

Edit /etc/mailman/mm_cfg.py 

DEFAULT_URL_HOST   = "lists.theopensourceway.org"
DEFAULT_EMAIL_HOST = "theopensourceway.org"

Add new virtual host to /etc/httpd/conf.d/lists.theopensourceway.org.conf 

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin webmaster@lists.theopensourceway.org
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/
    ServerName lists.theopensourceway.org
    ErrorLog logs/lists.theopensourceway.org-error_log
    CustomLog logs/lists.theopensourceway.org-access_log common
</VirtualHost>

Restart Apache.

chkconfig {postfix,mailman} on

Run /usr/lib/mailman/bin/mmsitepass to set mailman password password: (refer to /root/passwords)

Run /usr/lib/mailman/bin/newlist to create a new list

mailman - Special, required Mailman list password: (refer to /root/mailing-list-passwords)

metrics-wg - Metrics working group password: (refer to /root/mailing-list-passwords) 

To finish creating your mailing list, you must edit your /etc/aliases (or
equivalent) file by adding the following lines, and possibly running the
`newaliases' program:

## mailman mailing list
mailman:              "|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman post mailman"
mailman-admin:        "|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman admin mailman"
mailman-bounces:      "|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman bounces mailman"
mailman-confirm:      "|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman confirm mailman"
mailman-join:         "|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman join mailman"
mailman-leave:        "|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman leave mailman"
mailman-owner:        "|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman owner mailman"
mailman-request:      "|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman request mailman"
mailman-subscribe:    "|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman subscribe mailman"
mailman-unsubscribe:  "|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman unsubscribe mailman"

## metrics-wg mailing list
metrics-wg:              "|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman post metrics-wg"
metrics-wg-admin:        "|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman admin metrics-wg"
metrics-wg-bounces:      "|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman bounces metrics-wg"
metrics-wg-confirm:      "|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman confirm metrics-wg"
metrics-wg-join:         "|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman join metrics-wg"
metrics-wg-leave:        "|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman leave metrics-wg"
metrics-wg-owner:        "|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman owner metrics-wg"
metrics-wg-request:      "|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman request metrics-wg"
metrics-wg-subscribe:    "|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman subscribe metrics-wg"
metrics-wg-unsubscribe:  "|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman unsubscribe metrics-wg"

Resources used

http://www.iredmail.org/forum/topic1582-howto-configure-mailman-on-centosrhel-5.html

http://linux.indhran.info/2008/12/how-to-setup-mailman-in-redhat.html

/usr/share/doc/mailman/INSTALL.REDHAT

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