On Thu, Feb 21, 2002 at 09:49:18PM -0800, Ross Boylan wrote: > I've had mailman on my system for quite awhile, but only now am > attempting to use it. Following the Debian README, I have tried to > access it with > http://localhost/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo > but I get a 404 error (file not found). > > I have apache on my system, and its homepage appears when I enter > localhost in a browser. But, as with mailman, I've made no effort to > configure it. > > I have a little firewall set up--I wonder if it's getting in the way. > > There is a directory /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/ with stuff under it, > including listinfo. > > Some other clues my apache setup might be the problem: > *The homepage for apache (that is, the default one Debian provides) has > no graphics on it, but indications of missing files for, eg., > jeh01.gif and apache_pb.gif. May not mean much, since I'm remembering > gif is non-free.
I have an apache_pb.gif. I'm running sid though. > *If I click on the link for local documention (it points to > http://localhost/doc/apache/) I also get a file not found error. > > I'd appreciate any advice on how to proceed. Thanks. check that your /etc/apache/httpd.conf has a line like: ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /usr/lib/cgi-bin/ If thats doesnt fix things then I'd remove --purge and then reinstall both apache and mailman.
