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authorhmeland1999-03-04 14:26:18 +0000
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* The recommended chmod for $prefix lacked g+w.
* Replaced "vmailer" with "Postfix" (which is the proper name).
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@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ if you want to keep your existing installation intact.
% cd $prefix
% chgrp mailman .
- % chmod a+rx,g+s .
+ % chmod a+rx,g+ws .
You are now ready to configure and install the Mailman software.
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ if you want to keep your existing installation intact.
TAKE SPECIAL NOTE OF THE --with-mail-gid AND --with-cgi-gid
OPTIONS BELOW. YOU WILL PROBABLY NEED TO USE THESE!
- You should not be root while performing the steps in the section.
+ You should not be root while performing the steps in this section.
Do them under your own login, or whatever account you typically
install software as.
@@ -342,18 +342,18 @@ if you want to keep your existing installation intact.
You need to reinstall Mailman, and specify $MAIL_GID to
be 51, as described in the installation
- instructions. see notes on vmailer below, as by default
+ instructions. see notes on Postfix below, as by default
it will create these problems on installation.
- Problem: I use vmailer for my MTA and the mail wrapper programs
+ Problem: I use Postfix for my MTA and the mail wrapper programs
are logging complaints about the wrong GID.
- Solution: create a separate aliases file for vmailer in it's
- main.cf config file under the variable "alias_maps". put
+ Solution: Create a separate aliases file for Postfix in it's
+ main.cf config file under the variable "alias_maps". Put
the file somewhere in mailman's home directory, or
somewhere else where the user mailman has write access
- to it; *as user mailman* call vmailer's "mkalias" on the
+ to it; *as user mailman* call Postfix's "mkalias" on the
alias file.
% mkalias <the alias file>
@@ -362,9 +362,9 @@ if you want to keep your existing installation intact.
% python -c'import os; print os.getgid()'
- this should print out the group id that mailman should
+ This should print out the group id that mailman should
be configured to expect when the mail wrapper programs
- are run. call it "thegid". rebuild mailman with
+ are run. Call it "thegid". Rebuild mailman with
% ./configure --with-mail-gid=thegid