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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 7becfb8a0..33dd3d8ce 100644
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@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ upgrade.
security is based on group-ownership permissions, so it is
important to get this step right. If groupname `mailman' is
already in use, choose something else unique and see the
- --with-groupname below.
+ --with-groupname below. The mailman user created in the previous
+ step must be a member of this group.
- Create an installation directory (called $prefix in the
documentation that follows). All of the Mailman files will be
@@ -315,6 +316,17 @@ upgrade.
Now restart your web server.
+ - Create a "site-wide" mailing list. This is the one that
+ password reminders will appear to come from. Usually this
+ should be the "mailman" mailing list, but if you need to change
+ this, be sure to change the MAILMAN_SITE_LIST variable in
+ mm_cfg.py (see below).
+
+ % bin/newlist mailman
+
+ Follow the prompts, and see the README file for more
+ information.
+
- Set up the crontab entries. Mailman runs a number of cron jobs
for its basic functionality. Note that if you're upgrading from
a previous version of Mailman, you'll want to install the new
@@ -388,18 +400,7 @@ upgrade.
add_virtualhost(DEFAULT_URL_HOST, DEFAULT_EMAIL_HOST)
- - Create a "site-wide" mailing list. This is the one that
- password reminders will appear to come from. Usually this
- should be the "mailman" mailing list, but if you need to change
- this, be sure to change the MAILMAN_SITE_LIST variable in
- mm_cfg.py (see below).
-
- % bin/newlist mailman
-
- Follow the prompts, and see the README file for more
- information.
-
- - You should then subscribe yourself to the mailman list.
+ - Subscribe yourself to the mailman list created earlier.
5. Customize Mailman