From 15d783a7a60ba3fa897df63aee985d30af742311 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bwarsaw Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 23:20:46 +0000 Subject: Some updates for 2.1alpha4 --- INSTALL | 28 ++++++++++++++++------------ README | 23 ++++++++++------------- README-I18N.en | 4 ++-- UPGRADING | 8 ++++++++ admin/www/download.ht | 10 +++++----- admin/www/download.html | 12 ++++++------ admin/www/faq.ht | 4 ++++ admin/www/faq.html | 10 +++++++--- admin/www/i18n.html | 8 +++++--- admin/www/index.ht | 4 ++-- admin/www/index.html | 6 +++--- admin/www/inthenews.html | 8 +++++++- admin/www/lists.html | 9 ++++++--- 13 files changed, 81 insertions(+), 53 deletions(-) diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 1a1e622e9..a4f8e94fd 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ upgrade. 0. Installation requirements You must have the Python interpreter installed somewhere on your - system. Currently Python 2.0 or later is required. For - information about obtaining Python source code, RPM packages, or - pre-compiled binaries please see: + system. Currently Python 2.0 or later is required, although + Python 2.1.1 or Python 2.2 is recommended. For information about + obtaining Python source code, RPM packages, or pre-compiled + binaries please see: http://www.python.org @@ -35,8 +36,8 @@ upgrade. following steps: % cd misc - % tar zxf email-0.93.tar.gz - % cd email-0.93 + % tar zxf email-0.96.tar.gz + % cd email-0.96 % python setup.py install Check to make sure the email package is properly installed by @@ -53,6 +54,13 @@ upgrade. (Note that if you are using Python 2.2, email.__version__ will be "1.0"; either version is fine.) + If there is a README. file that describes your mail + server (MTA), read it now. Some MTAs are more compatible with + Mailman such that you can do automatic creation and removal of + mailing lists, including through-the-web operations. Examples are + Exim and Postfix. Setup instructions for specific MTAs are + contained in these README files. + 1. System setup @@ -252,13 +260,6 @@ upgrade. everything running you need to hook Mailman up to both your web server and your mail system. - - If there is a README. file that describes your mail - server (MTA), read it now. Some MTAs are more compatible with - Mailman such that you can do automatic creation and removal of - mailing lists, including through-the-web operations. Examples - are Exim and Postfix. Setup instructions for specific MTAs are - contained in these README files. - - If you plan on running your MTA and web server on different machines, sharing Mailman installations via NFS, be sure that the clocks on those two machines are synchronized closely. You @@ -378,6 +379,9 @@ upgrade. % cd ../rc6.d % ln -s ../init.d/mailman K12mailman + - Check the values for DEFAULT_EMAIL_HOST and DEFAULT_URL_HOST in + Defaults.py. Make any necessary changes in the mm_cfg.py file. + - 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 diff --git a/README b/README index b6a11989a..a1900fdea 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ Copyright (C) 1998,1999,2000,2001 by the Free Software Foundation, Inc. INTRODUCTION This is GNU Mailman, a mailing list management system distributed - under the GNU Public License (GPL). The name of this project is - spelled "Mailman" with a leading capital `M' but with a lower case - second `m'. + under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL). The name + of this project is spelled "Mailman" with a leading capital `M' + but with a lower case second `m'. Any other spelling is incorrect. Mailman is written primarily in Python, a free object-oriented scripting language. There is some ANSI C code for security @@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ INTRODUCTION Cotton, Harald Meland, and John Viega. Version 1.0 and beyond have been primarily maintained by Barry Warsaw with contributions from many; see the ACKNOWLEDGMENTS file for details. Jeremy - Hylton has helped considerably with the Pipermail code in Mailman - 2.0. + Hylton helped considerably with the Pipermail code in Mailman 2.0. The Mailman home page is @@ -38,17 +37,15 @@ INTRODUCTION http://www.python.org Note that in order to comply with the GPL, it is recommended that - you use Python 2.0.1 or Python 2.1.1. Python 2.2 will also be - GPL-compatible, but it has not yet been released as of this - writing (21-Oct-2001). Mailman will work with any Python 2.x - version, although only very limited testing has been done with - Python 2.2. + you use Python 2.0.1, Python 2.1.1, or Python 2.2. Mailman will + work with any Python 2.x version, although most testing has been + done with Python 2.1.1 and Python 2.2. You will also need an ANSI C compiler; 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, etc.). It - does not run on Windows, although web and mail clients on any - platform should be able to interact with Mailman just fine. + 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 diff --git a/README-I18N.en b/README-I18N.en index 93ef9b6ef..a25eaecf8 100644 --- a/README-I18N.en +++ b/README-I18N.en @@ -134,9 +134,10 @@ DONATING YOUR TRANSLATION BACK TO MAILMAN CURRENT LIST OF LANGUAGE SUPPORTED OUT-OF-THE BOX - As of this writing (27-Jul-2001), Mailman 2.1alpha2 supports the + As of this writing (31-Dec-2001), Mailman 2.1alpha4 supports the following languages out of the box: + - Czech - Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) - English - French @@ -150,7 +151,6 @@ CURRENT LIST OF LANGUAGE SUPPORTED OUT-OF-THE BOX We've also had volunteers for these languages, although they aren't yet integrated into the code base: - - Czech - Dutch - Polish - Portuguese diff --git a/UPGRADING b/UPGRADING index 0e4032b19..322020d55 100644 --- a/UPGRADING +++ b/UPGRADING @@ -55,6 +55,14 @@ UPGRADING FROM 2.0.1 to 2.1 upgrade, those messages will not get delivered, and I'm not exactly sure yet how to upgrade those pending messages. + NOTE: When upgrading to Mailman 2.1alpha4, you will need to + regenerate your aliases files. There have been many changes to + the alias names, the programs they map to, and the name of the + wrapper script. See README. for details of making + Mailman work with your mail server. + + To regenerate your aliases, use the bin/genaliases script. + Mailman 2.1 introduces multilingual (a.k.a. internationalization or i18n) support. Previously only one language per list was supported, and it was assumed that this language would be English. diff --git a/admin/www/download.ht b/admin/www/download.ht index 34ea18d70..5f4837e92 100644 --- a/admin/www/download.ht +++ b/admin/www/download.ht @@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ gcc 2.8.1 or later is known to work well.

Downloading

Version -(2.1a3, +(2.1a4, released on -22-Oct-2001) +31-Dec-2001) is an alpha release of the next version. It is not recommended that -this version be used in production systems yet. It, and the current -stable version 2.0.5, is available from -the following mirror sites: +this version be used in production systems yet. This alpha release, +and the current stable version 2.0.8, are available from the following +mirror sites:

  • From GNU diff --git a/admin/www/download.html b/admin/www/download.html index 68ce587cf..7b200f76b 100644 --- a/admin/www/download.html +++ b/admin/www/download.html @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ - + 2.1a3, +(2.1a4, released on -22-Oct-2001) +31-Dec-2001) is an alpha release of the next version. It is not recommended that -this version be used in production systems yet. It, and the current -stable version 2.0.5, is available from -the following mirror sites: +this version be used in production systems yet. This alpha release, +and the current stable version 2.0.8, are available from the following +mirror sites:
    • From GNU diff --git a/admin/www/faq.ht b/admin/www/faq.ht index 584ae5299..bde514280 100644 --- a/admin/www/faq.ht +++ b/admin/www/faq.ht @@ -218,6 +218,10 @@ Title: Mailman Frequently Asked Questions time is supposed to help defeat this problem. It can be considered the price to pay for the convenience of not having to type the password in every time. +

      Q. I want to backup my lists. What do I need to save? + +
      A. See this FAQ wizard entry: + http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq04.006.htp

      Q. How do I rename a list?
      A. Renaming a list is currently a bit of a pain to do completely diff --git a/admin/www/faq.html b/admin/www/faq.html index 18f43b8ec..ff4be38fc 100644 --- a/admin/www/faq.html +++ b/admin/www/faq.html @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ - - - + + + - + 2.1a3, +(2.1a4, released on -22-Oct-2001) +31-Dec-2001) is an alpha release providing an early glimpse into what the next version of Mailman will look like. It should not be used in production environments. Instead, please use diff --git a/admin/www/index.html b/admin/www/index.html index 2037f9d22..2a57b997f 100644 --- a/admin/www/index.html +++ b/admin/www/index.html @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ - + 2.1a3, +(2.1a4, released on -22-Oct-2001) +31-Dec-2001) is an alpha release providing an early glimpse into what the next version of Mailman will look like. It should not be used in production environments. Instead, please use diff --git a/admin/www/inthenews.html b/admin/www/inthenews.html index 217e88362..3b8bfd2fc 100644 --- a/admin/www/inthenews.html +++ b/admin/www/inthenews.html @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ - +

    • sindominio.net + +
    • University of vale do Itajai, Sao Jose, Brasil + +
    • VOLJATEL telekomunikacije d.d. + +
    • JesusList.com
    diff --git a/admin/www/lists.html b/admin/www/lists.html index 404b861f7..c1306d832 100644 --- a/admin/www/lists.html +++ b/admin/www/lists.html @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ - - - + + + -- cgit v1.3.1