Mailman instructions


Creating a list

  1. Log into dorothy (or alice for internal lists)
  2. cd ~mailman/bin
  3. sudo -u mailman ./newlist listname
    [It will prompt you for the list administrator's email address and an initial administration password (which the list admin can change later. In exchange for this information, the newlist command will generate 5 aliases and an email to the listmaster.]
  4. paste the aliases into the /etc/mail/lists file.
  5. newaliases
  6. follow the instructions in the email. It'll give you the web address for both administration and signups. You can link to the signups/info page from the client's web site

Removing a list

  1. Log into dorothy (or alice for internal lists)
  2. cd ~mailman/bin
  3. sudo -u mailman ./rmlist
  4. remove the relevant aliases from /etc/mail/lists
  5. newaliases