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authorbwarsaw2000-10-27 16:58:51 +0000
committerbwarsaw2000-10-27 16:58:51 +0000
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Fixed some installation typos. Closes SF bug #117682.
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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 4737ac154..4ec861251 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ upgrade.
- Create an installation directory (called $prefix in the
documentation that follows). All of the Mailman files will be
- installed under $prefix.
+ installed under $prefix. Run "configure --help" for ways to
+ split the installation up based on read-only vs. read/write
+ files.
Note that if you've added a mailman user, and plan to install to
the default location (/home/mailman), that directory may have
@@ -254,7 +256,10 @@ upgrade.
For example, in Apache:
- Alias /pipermail/ $prefix/archives/public/
+ Alias /pipermail/ $varprefix/archives/public/
+
+ where $varprefix is usually $prefix unless you've used the
+ --with-var-prefix option to configure.
Consult your web server's documentation for details. Also be
sure to configure your web server to follow symbolic links in
@@ -280,7 +285,7 @@ upgrade.
MTA up to Mailman. If so, there will be a README.<yourMTA> file
in the Mailman source directory.
- - Add aliases for `mailman' and `owner-mailman' to the system's
+ - Add aliases for `mailman' and `mailman-owner' to the system's
mail alias database. These aliases should point to whoever is
ultimately responsible for the Mailman installation. Here are
instructions for those running sendmail: