Adam Parker, OD writes: > no, i'm not actually using that domain. Cpanel allows you to easily set up > a list - it just asks you for the name of the list and a password and does > the rest for you.
Actually, cPanel itself doesn't do anything except allow the hosting staff to avoid interacting with clients on client-specific stuff. It's the staff of the cPanel host that does the host configuration work you don't want to do (quite reasonably; or perhaps you aren't allowed to do it on those hosts). I gather from the suffix to your name that you are a professional. Well, web hosting (including mail) is a profession, too, but the ethical side of professionalism is often slighted in favor of low-cost high-volume operation, of which a very common symptom is ... you guessed it ... cPanel. Pros can use cPanel, too, of course, but if your cPanel host were run by pros, they would be telling you how to get this job done. My recommendation is that you talk to a reputable professional about getting your needs met with minimum work on your part. They'll help you figure out what your needs really are, among other things. There are a couple listed on the Mailman wiki, I think. Most likely the kind of service you want is only marginally more expensive (and possibly as little as $4/month) than what you've got. Even if it turns out to be more than you want to pay, you'll have a better idea of the possibilities (and your own needs) when you're done. http://wiki.list.org/display/COM/Mailman+hosting+services http://wiki.list.org/display/COM/Mailman+consulting+services "Consulting" seems to be oriented toward extensive customizations, probably not what you need. Of the "hosting" services, EMWD staff are known to contribute on this list, FWIW. If you contact a service, you might want to check the archives (use Google's site:mail.python.org option) to see if the people you talk to hang out here in a visible way, and whether they talk sense at your level. Many probably lurk without saying anything, though. ("They also serve who stand and wait.") > I went into the panel and there's a place to alter the MX record - > one option is for "Remote Mail Exchanger" which I thought would > work, but it doesn't. It can't work, because the configuration that needs to change is on the email server, not on the cPanel host. Unlike your personal mail client which works by "pulling" mail from a specific host, the mail system itself works by "pushing" mail from one host to the next (along a route it looks up in the domain name directory service) until it reaches the destination. If you don't know that much about the mail system yet, it will be a big investment to get the knowledge and skills needed to make this work ... and you very well may not be permitted to do the necessary configuration yourself by your hosting service(s). If you do want to do this yourself anyway, I recommend the solution that several others have already offered: set up a lists.YourDomain subdomain in the DNS, whose A and MX records point to the cPanel host. No muss, no fuss once it's done, but if the email and cPanel hosts are run by separate companies, getting the DNS configuration done could be modestly annoying depending on how much freedom the email host gives you to delegate subdomains. ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://wiki.list.org/x/AgA3 Security Policy: http://wiki.list.org/x/QIA9 Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org
