Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing Mailman on a Debian system with Apache 2.4.2, CGI error!

On 05/06/2018 08:37 PM, Jayson Smith wrote: It seems that by default, Debian's Apache install doesn't enable the CGI module. Somehow, it sort of works better if you enable CGI. It works better if you plug it in. Head…desk. I'd spent hours trying to troubleshoot this! Sometimes the most obvious t

Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing Mailman on a Debian system with Apache 2.4.2, CGI error!

On 05/06/2018 08:37 PM, Jayson Smith wrote: > > It seems that by default, Debian's Apache install doesn't enable the CGI > module. Somehow, it sort of works better if you enable CGI. It works > better if you plug it in. > > Head…desk. I'd spent hours trying to troubleshoot this! Sometimes the > m

Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing Mailman on a Debian system with Apache 2.4.2, CGI error!

Hello, Okay, now I feel like a total dummy. No, Suexec wasn't enabled as far as I can tell. Yes, the CGI scripts are owned by mailman:mailman. Yes, the permissions are correct. So what was the problem, you ask. It seems that by default, Debian's Apache install doesn't enable the CGI module.

Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing Mailman on a Debian system with Apache 2.4.2, CGI error!

On 05/06/2018 07:16 PM, Jayson Smith wrote: > > ScriptAlias /mailman/ /usr/lib/mailman/cgi-bin/ > >     AllowOverride None >     Options ExecCGI >     Require all granted > This looks correct. > The problem is that the CGI isn't working. If I go to > http://temphostname/mailman/listinfo/mail

Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing Mailman on OS X El Capitan--can’t find source of erroneous call of binary at /usr/share/mailman/mail/mailman

/usr/local/mailman/bin/genaliases did do the trick. Thanks so much, Mark! > On Oct 12, 2016, at 3:10 PM, Dominik Hoffmann wrote: > > I think, actually, that that may have done the trick. I started getting some > test messages I had sent to the list earlier, which must have been queued. I > wil

Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing Mailman on OS X El Capitan--can’t find source of erroneous call of binary at /usr/share/mailman/mail/mailman

I think, actually, that that may have done the trick. I started getting some test messages I had sent to the list earlier, which must have been queued. I will have to do more testing later, when I have time. > On Oct 12, 2016, at 11:36 AM, Dominik Hoffmann wrote: > > /usr/local/mailman/bin/gen

Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing Mailman on OS X El Capitan--can’t find source of erroneous call of binary at /usr/share/mailman/mail/mailman

/usr/local/mailman/bin/genaliases did not produce any output. Does this mean that it didn't change anything or simply did so silently? > On Oct 12, 2016, at 11:24 AM, Mark Sapiro wrote: > > On 10/12/2016 08:16 AM, Mark Sapiro wrote: >> >> I don't know how these aliases are generated in your se

Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing Mailman on OS X El Capitan--can’t find source of erroneous call of binary at /usr/share/mailman/mail/mailman

Thanks for the offer! I don't think, I want to go the MacPorts route at this point. I am thinking about it, though! > On Oct 12, 2016, at 11:16 AM, Timothy Jasionowski > wrote: > > I’m one of the few people who has blazed this trail on the newer versions of > OS X Server, mainly using the mac

Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing Mailman on OS X El Capitan--can’t find source of erroneous call of binary at /usr/share/mailman/mail/mailman

On 10/12/16 8:34 AM, Dominik Hoffmann wrote: > Thanks very much! > > I looked through Defaults.py and found > > PYTHON = '/usr/bin/python' > PREFIX = '/usr/local/mailman' > EXEC_PREFIX = '${prefix}' > VAR_PREFIX = '/usr/local/mailman' See my follow-up at

Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing Mailman on OS X El Capitan--can’t find source of erroneous call of binary at /usr/share/mailman/mail/mailman

I’m one of the few people who has blazed this trail on the newer versions of OS X Server, mainly using the macports installation method with a few modifications. If you want to email me off the list, I can share my insights. Alternately, search the archives for my previous posts/fixes for this

Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing Mailman on OS X El Capitan--can’t find source of erroneous call of binary at /usr/share/mailman/mail/mailman

Thanks very much! I looked through Defaults.py and found PYTHON = '/usr/bin/python' PREFIX = '/usr/local/mailman' EXEC_PREFIX = '${prefix}' VAR_PREFIX = '/usr/local/mailman' This looks normal to me and is verbatim from Allan Herman's instructions, which get their conf

Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing Mailman on OS X El Capitan--can’t find source of erroneous call of binary at /usr/share/mailman/mail/mailman

On 10/12/2016 08:16 AM, Mark Sapiro wrote: > > I don't know how these aliases are generated in your setup, but assuming > you have Mailman's Postfix integration, that path comes from the > WRAPPER_DIR setting in Mailman/Defaults.py. That in turn is based on > EXEC_PREFIX which is often the same as

Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing Mailman on OS X El Capitan--can’t find source of erroneous call of binary at /usr/share/mailman/mail/mailman

On 10/11/2016 01:46 PM, Dominik Hoffmann wrote: > > I have followed Allan Herman's March 29, 2013, instructions for installing > Mailman on OS X Mountain Lion. The difference is that my system is OS X El > Capitan running Server 5.2. Nonetheless, I have not run into any > contradictions. It app

Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing Mailman

Dave Arndt writes: > Then... would the install and the "basics" be that different? In a word ... "yes". Mailman 2 is a monolithic system, with a fair amount of attention given to "pluggability" of many features. However, in practice, the vast majority of Mailman 2 systems just use the default,

Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing Mailman

On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 12:41 PM, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote: > Dave Arndt writes: > > > So this list is version specific? I though it was a mailman users > > list (in general). > > No, and yes. People are welcome to discuss Mailman 3 here. But > Mailman 3 is not yet widely deployed, so there

Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing Mailman

Dave Arndt writes: > So this list is version specific? I though it was a mailman users > list (in general). No, and yes. People are welcome to discuss Mailman 3 here. But Mailman 3 is not yet widely deployed, so there is little experience with it on this list. Eventually Mailman 3 will be u

Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing Mailman

On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 2:59 AM, Mark Sapiro wrote: > On 11/23/15 1:34 PM, Dave Arndt wrote: > > I'm trying to install Mailman 3.0 on CentOS 7.1 > > > Questions about Mailman 3 and particularly Postorius and Hyperkitty are > better posted to the mailman-develop...@python.org list >

Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing Mailman

On 11/23/15 1:34 PM, Dave Arndt wrote: > I'm trying to install Mailman 3.0 on CentOS 7.1 Questions about Mailman 3 and particularly Postorius and Hyperkitty are better posted to the mailman-develop...@python.org list . Please join that l

Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing Mailman Fails

Rich Shepard wrote: > > That's amazing! The installation instructions need to be changed to >reflect this. What the step-by-step instructions should read is: > > mkdir /usr/local/mailman > mkdir -p /usr/local/src/mailman > > untar the downloaded tarball in the latter directory >

Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing Mailman Fails

Rich Shepard writes: >Final question on installation: can I now delete /usr/local/src/? Yes, you can. I usually don't, as source trees often contain random bits of documentation and information that don't get copied to the install tree. Backup to a CD before removing would be a good compro

Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing Mailman Fails

On Tue, 18 Aug 2009, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote: Move that whole directory and all its contents to /usr/local/src/mailman. AIUI, Mailman is not designed to be run from the source directory, and by default it installs into /usr/local/mailman. So you're trying to overwrite the source with itself,

Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing Mailman Fails

On Tue, 18 Aug 2009, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote: Move that whole directory and all its contents to /usr/local/src/mailman. AIUI, Mailman is not designed to be run from the source directory, and by default it installs into /usr/local/mailman. So you're trying to overwrite the source with itself,

Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing Mailman Fails

On Tue, 18 Aug 2009, Rakotomandimby Mihamina wrote: No way to ninstall it from you OS package manager? Unfortunately, no. I looked on the SlackBuilds.org Web site but they do not have a script for Mailman. Rich -- Mailman-Users mailing lis

Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing Mailman Fails

08/18/2009 02:34 AM, Rich Shepard: With the source in /usr/local/mailman I ran './configure No way to ninstall it from you OS package manager? -- Architecte Informatique chez Blueline/Gulfsat: Administration Systeme, Recherche & Developpement +261 34

Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing mailman in DMZ

Thanks Mark, it was helpful. For the record, i didn't find any way to have mailman on a different machine than the webserver without NFS or a webproxy. David -- Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailma

Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing mailman in DMZ

David Pradier wrote: > >before installing in production mailman, I'd like to check with you >something. I would like to know if it is possible to install mailman on >another machine than its webserver without using nfs ? >What I understand is the cgi scripts and the mailman demon both need to >a

Re: [Mailman-Users] installing mailman and sendmail

Shams Fantar wrote: > >Hank van Cleef wrote: > [...] >> Additionally, you'll need to enable the sendmail smrsh capability. >> You need to do this by adding a line in the main.mc file for sendmail >> and rerunning the M4 process to recreate the sendmail.cf file. >> The line to add is: >> = > >> FEAT

Re: [Mailman-Users] installing mailman and sendmail

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hank van Cleef wrote: > I'm going to jump in here as I run Mailman with sendmail on a Solaris > system. I can't comment on pecuiliarities of a Linux precompiled > distribution. > > The Mailman installation manual goes through the steps of enabling

Re: [Mailman-Users] installing mailman and sendmail

The esteemed Shams Fantar has said: > > No, I didn't say that (because sendmail.cf exists), I just said that > with "grep smrsh /etc/mail/sendmail.cf", I'm getting nothing with grep, > so, "smrsh" isn't in this file. > > > > > > I think you need to make certain that sendmail is set up correctly

Re: [Mailman-Users] installing mailman and sendmail

Shams Fantar wrote: > >Mark Sapiro wrote: >> > What's in sendmail's logs for the message to the Mailman list? >> > > >Nothing in syslog, mail.log and in /var/log/mailman about sending mails >on the created list/the problem. If there's really nothing in mail.log regarding a post you send to a mail

Re: [Mailman-Users] installing mailman and sendmail

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dragon wrote: > Brad Knowles wrote: >> Shams Fantar wrote: >> >>>It's a probleme with >>> sendmail, I'm reading the documentation of mailman[2], but the output of >>> the command "grep smrsh /etc/mail

Re: [Mailman-Users] installing mailman and sendmail

Brad Knowles wrote: Shams Fantar wrote: It's a probleme with sendmail, I'm reading the documentation of mailman[2], but the output of the command "grep smrsh /etc/mail/sendmail.cf" is empty (sendmail is installed). Okay, so you acknowledge th

Re: [Mailman-Users] installing mailman and sendmail

Shams Fantar wrote: It's a probleme with sendmail, I'm reading the documentation of mailman[2], but the output of the command "grep smrsh /etc/mail/sendmail.cf" is empty (sendmail is installed). Okay, so you acknowledge that this is a sendmail

Re: [Mailman-Users] installing mailman and sendmail

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Mark Sapiro wrote: > > Shams Fantar wrote: >> >> I'm installing mailman, I created the first mailing list[1], it works >> >> fine. So, it's possible to subcribe to the list, that works, but it >> >> isn't possible to send mails to the mailing list. It

Re: [Mailman-Users] installing mailman and sendmail

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dragon wrote: > > OK, I don't know this for certain, but that seems to me that sendmail is > either not configured correctly or not running at all. Unfortunately, I > am no expert on sendmail and I can't give any specific help on setting > it up with

Re: [Mailman-Users] installing mailman and sendmail

Shams Fantar sent the message below at 09:55 4/30/2008: Dragon wrote: >> Did you add the list aliases for the list to the /etc/aliases file and > > then run newaliases? Yes, I did. But when I run newaliases : WARNING: local host name (;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached) is no

Re: [Mailman-Users] installing mailman and sendmail

Shams Fantar wrote: WARNING: local host name (;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached) is not qualified; see cf/README: WHO AM I? This is a sendmail problem. You need to get your sendmail.cf fixed. I don't think there's much we can do to help you with this -- I'd suggest making

Re: [Mailman-Users] installing mailman and sendmail

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dragon wrote: >> Did you add the list aliases for the list to the /etc/aliases file and > > then run newaliases? Yes, I did. But when I run newaliases : WARNING: local host name (;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached) is not qualifie

Re: [Mailman-Users] installing mailman and sendmail

Shams Fantar wrote: > >I'm installing mailman, I created the first mailing list[1], it works >fine. So, it's possible to subcribe to the list, that works, but it >isn't possible to send mails to the mailing list. It's a probleme with >sendmail, I'm reading the documentation of mailman[2], but the o

Re: [Mailman-Users] installing mailman and sendmail

Shams Fantar wrote: Hi, I'm installing mailman, I created the first mailing list[1], it works fine. So, it's possible to subcribe to the list, that works, but it isn't possible to send mails to the mailing list. It's a probleme with sendmail, I'm reading the documentation of mailman[2], but the

Re: [Mailman-Users] installing Mailman

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 01/17/2008 09:12 PM, Michael James Wright wrote: | Dear Support Group | | I'm trying 2 setup mailman on my WEBSITE http://www.stormsearchers.com/overveiw/overveiw.html but i don't no python programming.could someone help us out here... | | It would

Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing Mailman with Qmail +VPopmail and using virtual domains

2006/12/2, Dustin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > I am reposting a request for help that I posted earlier in regards to > setting up Mailman with VPopmail and Qmail. So far, my request has gone > unresponded to and I would really appreciate some assistance. > > I have been searching everywhere for like

Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing Mailman with Qmail +VPopmail and usingvirtual domains

Dustin wrote: >I am reposting a request for help that I posted earlier in regards to >setting up Mailman with VPopmail and Qmail. So far, my request has gone >unresponded to and I would really appreciate some assistance. I for one didn't respond because qmail aliases have always been a mystery

Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing mailman with Exim (Fedora) - how?

On 9/22/06, Mark Kubrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It seems nigh on the impossible to find a straightforward explaination of > installing MailMan and having it work with Exim (OS is Fedora). Can anybody > help? I am do sick of reading about UID/GIDs, transports and directors and > getting nowher

Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing Mailman and Mailing List type

On 5/13/06, Jackson Madison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 1. I want to use mailman on my website that I am > hosting through a company. > > I searched through your installation guide and did not > find the > instructions on how to setup the script, ftp, set > permissions, etc. If you hosting compan

Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing Mailman

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Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing Mailman

ftp.gnu.org/gnu/mailman/mailman-2.1.2.tgz I previously downloaded mailman-2.1.2.tgz and mailman-2.1.2.tgz.asc to my hard disk. I'm using Win98SE and IE6. - Original Message - From: "Paul H Byerly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, May 26,

Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing Mailman

I am afraid I'd have to agree with Dirk. I think most of the subscribers on this list REALLY like to help others - I know I do. But this is not a Linux tutorial mailing list and a basic knowledge of Unix is necessary. This IS a situation where you should either hire someone or get your hands on a L

Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing Mailman with EIMS Mail Server - OS X

I've never heard of EIMS but if it is Sendmail compliant then it should work with Mailman. Check to make sure that EIMS answers an SMTP call to localhost: telnet localhost 25 If that command just stares back at your blankly and doesn't respond, then your MTA (EIMS) is not listening on localhost

Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing Mailman

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Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing Mailman

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Joe Newman wrote: > Yeah there is supposed to be some database thing where I can send to an > email list but I don't know how to set it up and it costs money to get > them to do it. Money I don't have. Perhaps you want to look for a host that provide

Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing Mailman

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Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing Mailman

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Joe Newman wrote: > I don't have my own server. I pay for space through webmasters.com. Is > there a way to still use it with that? You can ask them to install mailman, they should know how to do that (if not, be worried :). However, a quick look a

Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing Mailman

"Joe Newman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 8:23 PM Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing Mailman > Definitely install it on your Linux box. If you read the dependencies you > will see that the box needs to have a Mail-server

Re: [Mailman-Users] Installing Mailman

Definitely install it on your Linux box. If you read the dependencies you will see that the box needs to have a Mail-server running on it (Sendmail or Postfix work just fine). You also need Apache (the web-server) configured and running - the standard configuration should work just fine. You wil

RE: [Mailman-Users] Installing mailman

>-Original Message- >From: Mariela Rocha [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >checking Python version... ./configure: /usr/local/bin/Python-1.5.2: cannot exec >ute >* /usr/local/bin/Python-1.5.2 is too old (or broken) >* Python 1.5.2 or newer is required >castor:/usr/local/bin/mailman-2.0