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-rw-r--r--docs/NEWS.txt (renamed from NEWS.txt)2
-rw-r--r--docs/STYLEGUIDE.txt (renamed from STYLEGUIDE.txt)2
-rw-r--r--docs/gnu-COPYING-GPL (renamed from gnu-COPYING-GPL)0
-rw-r--r--docs/howtos/mailman-admin.tex (renamed from doc/howtos/mailman-admin.tex)0
-rw-r--r--docs/howtos/mailman-install.tex (renamed from doc/howtos/mailman-install.tex)0
-rw-r--r--docs/howtos/mailman-member-es.tex (renamed from doc/howtos/mailman-member-es.tex)0
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-rw-r--r--docs/man/add_members.1 (renamed from doc/man/add_members.1)0
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-rw-r--r--docs/man/list_members.1 (renamed from doc/man/list_members.1)0
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-rw-r--r--docs/readmes/INSTALL.txt (renamed from INSTALL.txt)0
-rw-r--r--docs/readmes/README-I18N.en (renamed from README-I18N.en)0
-rw-r--r--docs/readmes/README.CONTRIB (renamed from README.CONTRIB)0
-rw-r--r--docs/readmes/README.NETSCAPE (renamed from README.NETSCAPE)0
-rw-r--r--docs/readmes/README.USERAGENT (renamed from README.USERAGENT)0
-rw-r--r--docs/readmes/TODO.txt (renamed from TODO)2
-rw-r--r--docs/readmes/UPGRADING.txt (renamed from UPGRADING)0
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diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index 0849b19f7..1790f8910 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
Mailman - The GNU Mailing List Management System
-Copyright (C) 1998-2005 by the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright (C) 1998-2007 by the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
INTRODUCTION
@@ -29,33 +29,22 @@ INTRODUCTION
http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman
http://mailman.sf.net
- Mailman 2.2 requires Python 2.3.5 or greater, which can be downloaded from:
+ Mailman 2.2 requires Python 2.4 or greater, which can be downloaded from:
http://www.python.org
- It is recommended that you use Python 2.4.1, the latest release as of this
- writing (28-Aug-2005).
+ It is recommended that you use at least Python 2.4.4, the latest release
+ as of this writing (13-Jan-2007). Python 2.5 should also work well.
- http://www.python.org/2.4.1
-
- You will also need an ANSI C compiler to build both Python and Mailman;
- gcc (the GNU C compiler) works just fine. Mailman currently works only on
+ You will need an ANSI C compiler to build both Python and Mailman; gcc
+ (the GNU C compiler) works just fine. Mailman currently works only on
GNU/Linux and other Unix-like operating systems (e.g. Solaris, *BSD,
MacOSX, etc.). It does not run on Windows, although web and mail clients
on any platform should be able to interact with Mailman just fine.
- See the INSTALL file for installation instructions. If you are upgrading
- from a previous version of Mailman, you need to read the UPGRADING file
- for important information.
-
FEATURES
- Read the NEWS file for a list of changes since version 0.9. Read the TODO
- file for our (extensive) wish list. You can see Mailman 2.1 in action at:
-
- http://mail.python.org/mailman-21/listinfo
-
Mailman has most of the standard features you'd expect in a mailing list
manager, and more:
@@ -100,7 +89,7 @@ REQUIREMENTS
friendly to most web browsers and network connections.
You will need root access on the machine hosting your Mailman installation
- in order to complete some of the configuration steps. See the INSTALL
+ in order to complete some of the configuration steps. See the INSTALL.txt
file for details.
Mailman's web and email user interface should be compatible with just
@@ -111,12 +100,27 @@ REQUIREMENTS
FOR MORE INFORMATION
+ More documentation is available in the docs directory, and on-line (see
+ below). Installation instructions are contained in the
+ docs/readmes/INSTALL.txt file. Upgrading information is available in the
+ docs/readmes/UPGRADING.txt file. See the docs/NEWS.txt file for a list of
+ changes since version 0.9.
+
The online documentation can be found in
file:admin/www/index.html
in the directory in which you unpacked Mailman.
+ There is an online FAQ maintained by the Mailman community, which contains
+ a vast amount of information:
+
+ http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py
+
+ There is also a wiki for more community-driven information:
+
+ http://wiki.list.org
+
Chris Kolar has made a list owner-oriented manual available from
the following URL
diff --git a/ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.txt b/docs/ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.txt
index 44e7d5c67..44e7d5c67 100644
--- a/ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.txt
+++ b/docs/ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.txt
diff --git a/FAQ b/docs/FAQ.txt
index f064ac72c..f064ac72c 100644
--- a/FAQ
+++ b/docs/FAQ.txt
diff --git a/doc/IPC7/README b/docs/IPC7/README
index 835ff71a2..835ff71a2 100644
--- a/doc/IPC7/README
+++ b/docs/IPC7/README
diff --git a/doc/IPC7/ipc7.doc.gz b/docs/IPC7/ipc7.doc.gz
index e13bb4aac..e13bb4aac 100755
--- a/doc/IPC7/ipc7.doc.gz
+++ b/docs/IPC7/ipc7.doc.gz
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diff --git a/doc/IPC7/ipc7.ppt.gz b/docs/IPC7/ipc7.ppt.gz
index 7fe2cd14b..7fe2cd14b 100755
--- a/doc/IPC7/ipc7.ppt.gz
+++ b/docs/IPC7/ipc7.ppt.gz
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diff --git a/doc/LISA-98/README b/docs/LISA-98/README
index 9809cf055..9809cf055 100644
--- a/doc/LISA-98/README
+++ b/docs/LISA-98/README
diff --git a/doc/LISA-98/published.ps.gz b/docs/LISA-98/published.ps.gz
index 4ab84dfea..4ab84dfea 100644
--- a/doc/LISA-98/published.ps.gz
+++ b/docs/LISA-98/published.ps.gz
Binary files differ
diff --git a/NEWS.txt b/docs/NEWS.txt
index f03223731..7be8955c9 100644
--- a/NEWS.txt
+++ b/docs/NEWS.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
Mailman - The GNU Mailing List Management System
-Copyright (C) 1998-2005 by the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright (C) 1998-2007 by the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
Here is a history of user visible changes to Mailman.
diff --git a/STYLEGUIDE.txt b/docs/STYLEGUIDE.txt
index 6fa25aa92..1cdca7c4e 100644
--- a/STYLEGUIDE.txt
+++ b/docs/STYLEGUIDE.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
Python coding style guide for Mailman
Copyright (C) 2002-2004 Barry A. Warsaw
-$Revision: 7464 $
+$Revision: 8143 $
NOTE: The canonical version of this style guide can be found at:
diff --git a/gnu-COPYING-GPL b/docs/gnu-COPYING-GPL
index 3912109b5..3912109b5 100644
--- a/gnu-COPYING-GPL
+++ b/docs/gnu-COPYING-GPL
diff --git a/doc/howtos/mailman-admin.tex b/docs/howtos/mailman-admin.tex
index 30f37762a..30f37762a 100644
--- a/doc/howtos/mailman-admin.tex
+++ b/docs/howtos/mailman-admin.tex
diff --git a/doc/howtos/mailman-install.tex b/docs/howtos/mailman-install.tex
index a0dcbea20..a0dcbea20 100644
--- a/doc/howtos/mailman-install.tex
+++ b/docs/howtos/mailman-install.tex
diff --git a/doc/howtos/mailman-member-es.tex b/docs/howtos/mailman-member-es.tex
index 2b69cde58..2b69cde58 100644
--- a/doc/howtos/mailman-member-es.tex
+++ b/docs/howtos/mailman-member-es.tex
diff --git a/doc/howtos/mailman-member.tex b/docs/howtos/mailman-member.tex
index 9161071c9..9161071c9 100644
--- a/doc/howtos/mailman-member.tex
+++ b/docs/howtos/mailman-member.tex
diff --git a/doc/man/add_members.1 b/docs/man/add_members.1
index d442a2b66..d442a2b66 100644
--- a/doc/man/add_members.1
+++ b/docs/man/add_members.1
diff --git a/doc/man/check_db.1 b/docs/man/check_db.1
index 28a3b8149..28a3b8149 100644
--- a/doc/man/check_db.1
+++ b/docs/man/check_db.1
diff --git a/doc/man/check_perms.1 b/docs/man/check_perms.1
index 76966a87c..76966a87c 100644
--- a/doc/man/check_perms.1
+++ b/docs/man/check_perms.1
diff --git a/doc/man/clone_member.1 b/docs/man/clone_member.1
index 35148f6af..35148f6af 100644
--- a/doc/man/clone_member.1
+++ b/docs/man/clone_member.1
diff --git a/doc/man/find_member.1 b/docs/man/find_member.1
index 9d76bf5db..9d76bf5db 100644
--- a/doc/man/find_member.1
+++ b/docs/man/find_member.1
diff --git a/doc/man/list_members.1 b/docs/man/list_members.1
index cbf338a40..cbf338a40 100644
--- a/doc/man/list_members.1
+++ b/docs/man/list_members.1
diff --git a/doc/man/remove_members.1 b/docs/man/remove_members.1
index 69ed545d6..69ed545d6 100644
--- a/doc/man/remove_members.1
+++ b/docs/man/remove_members.1
diff --git a/doc/man/sync_members.1 b/docs/man/sync_members.1
index b185ae3c1..b185ae3c1 100644
--- a/doc/man/sync_members.1
+++ b/docs/man/sync_members.1
diff --git a/doc/man/transcheck.1 b/docs/man/transcheck.1
index 6e16a10f8..6e16a10f8 100644
--- a/doc/man/transcheck.1
+++ b/docs/man/transcheck.1
diff --git a/doc/posting-flow-chart.ps b/docs/posting-flow-chart.ps
index e8d47e27c..e8d47e27c 100644
--- a/doc/posting-flow-chart.ps
+++ b/docs/posting-flow-chart.ps
diff --git a/INSTALL.txt b/docs/readmes/INSTALL.txt
index 9485a392e..9485a392e 100644
--- a/INSTALL.txt
+++ b/docs/readmes/INSTALL.txt
diff --git a/README-I18N.en b/docs/readmes/README-I18N.en
index ade319bd8..ade319bd8 100644
--- a/README-I18N.en
+++ b/docs/readmes/README-I18N.en
diff --git a/README.CONTRIB b/docs/readmes/README.CONTRIB
index c378f3bce..c378f3bce 100644
--- a/README.CONTRIB
+++ b/docs/readmes/README.CONTRIB
diff --git a/README.NETSCAPE b/docs/readmes/README.NETSCAPE
index 9828127fc..9828127fc 100644
--- a/README.NETSCAPE
+++ b/docs/readmes/README.NETSCAPE
diff --git a/README.USERAGENT b/docs/readmes/README.USERAGENT
index af5718ecb..af5718ecb 100644
--- a/README.USERAGENT
+++ b/docs/readmes/README.USERAGENT
diff --git a/TODO b/docs/readmes/TODO.txt
index 917ae48e4..8debf4264 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/docs/readmes/TODO.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Copyright (C) 1998-2003 by the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
The Mailman Wishlist
-(Last Update: $Date: 2005-08-27 02:54:05 +0100 (Sat, 27 Aug 2005) $)
+(Last Update: $Date: 2007-01-14 04:34:29 +0000 (Sun, 14 Jan 2007) $)
Here's the wish list for future versions of Mailman. Many new
features have been added to Mailman 2.1, and it is currently
diff --git a/UPGRADING b/docs/readmes/UPGRADING.txt
index 6f8ede6e1..6f8ede6e1 100644
--- a/UPGRADING
+++ b/docs/readmes/UPGRADING.txt