My plan was to install a clean version of mailman 2.1.4 on lx5.isu.edu, then move the mailing lists from mm.isu.edu over to lx5.isu.edu (the directories that I would move over would be /home/mailman/lists and /home/mailman/archives) and hopefully nobody would notice that there was a change done. Basically, I'm trying to duplicate what I have on mm.isu.edu to lx5.isu.edu and then remove the old mm.isu.edu. I'm I missing any steps or is this possible?
This is basically the sort of thing that I'm doing for ntp.org.
My plan is to set up the new machine, copying all the configuration information from the old machine, but not populating the list or archives just yet. Do a test for each list to some addresses I own, making sure that the behaviour is as desired with regards to how the list reacts when a subscribed or unsubscribed user posts.
Once proper behaviour is confirmed for all lists (including USENET news gateway features, but posting to a suitable ".test" newsgroup instead), then copy the subscriber lists over for all lists. Shut down the mail servers on both the old and new systems, so that nothing comes in while you're moving things over.
Set up aliases on the old server to the addresses on the new one, so that all mail for those lists are forwarded to the correct place (just comment out the old alias entries, in case you need to restore the previous behaviour). Once complete, copy the archives over and set up similar internal redirects within the web server, so that incoming browsers are redirected to the correct place. Keep an eye on things for a while.
Once we're satisfied, then change the DNS records so that the MX and IP address point directly to the new server.
At least, that's my current plan. However, I will also closely review <http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq03.004.htp>, and then see if there are any other additions/changes that need to be made.
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