Re: [SLUG] Deleting a mailman list
Peter == Peter Chubb [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Peter Hi, How do I delete a mailman list (as far as being able to Peter send new messages to it goes) but leave the archive website up? OK I've worked out a way, documented here so that others can use it. basically three steps: -- copy the list of subscribers somewhere safe (in case you screw up) -- Unsubscribe everyone except yourself -- in the Privacy Options screen, say to discard messages from non-members. (you could use `bounce' but the main reason I want to shut the lists down is the amount of spam v. real traffic) This leave the archives up, but prevents new postings. -- Dr Peter Chubb http://www.gelato.unsw.edu.au peterc AT gelato.unsw.edu.au http://www.ertos.nicta.com.au ERTOS within National ICT Australia -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Deleting a mailman list
On Thu, May 08, 2008, Peter Chubb wrote: basically three steps: -- copy the list of subscribers somewhere safe (in case you screw up) -- Unsubscribe everyone except yourself -- in the Privacy Options screen, say to discard messages from non-members. (you could use `bounce' but the main reason I want to shut the lists down is the amount of spam v. real traffic) The fourth thing is to make it so that people can't subscribe themselves if they stumble across the list infrastructure: - add a warning to the listinfo page (or use your webserver to make it impossible to access) - set all subscriptions to must be confirmed and approved (and then don't approve any) -Mary -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Deleting a mailman list
On Tue, 2008-04-29 at 09:21 +1000, Peter Chubb wrote: Hi, How do I delete a mailman list (as far as being able to send new messages to it goes) but leave the archive website up? The documentation suggests rmlist list-name deletes the list but leaves the archives; but they've disappeared from the website too. From memory, an easier way is to delete the mailserver archive that forwards to mailman, rather than deleting the list within mailman. -- Thanks, . Sonia Hamilton http://www.snowfrog.net http://training.snowfrog.net http://www.linkedin.com/in/soniahamilton . Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original and the part that is original is not good - Samuel Johnson. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Deleting a mailman list
On Tue, 2008-04-29 at 10:02 +1000, Sonia Hamilton wrote: On Tue, 2008-04-29 at 09:21 +1000, Peter Chubb wrote: Hi, How do I delete a mailman list (as far as being able to send new messages to it goes) but leave the archive website up? The documentation suggests rmlist list-name deletes the list but leaves the archives; but they've disappeared from the website too. From memory, an easier way is to delete the mailserver archive that forwards to mailman, rather than deleting the list within mailman. Duh! That should read delete the mailserver *alias* that forwards emails to mailman *for that list*, rather than deleting the list within mailman -- Thanks, . Sonia Hamilton http://www.snowfrog.net http://training.snowfrog.net http://www.linkedin.com/in/soniahamilton . Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original and the part that is original is not good - Samuel Johnson. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Deleting a mailman list
Sonia == Sonia Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Sonia On Tue, 2008-04-29 at 10:02 +1000, Sonia Hamilton wrote: On Tue, 2008-04-29 at 09:21 +1000, Peter Chubb wrote: Hi, How do I delete a mailman list (as far as being able to send new messages to it goes) but leave the archive website up? The documentation suggests rmlist list-name deletes the list but leaves the archives; but they've disappeared from the website too. From memory, an easier way is to delete the mailserver archive that forwards to mailman, rather than deleting the list within mailman. Sonia Duh! That should read delete the mailserver *alias* that Sonia forwards emails to mailman *for that list*, rather than Sonia deleting the list within mailman Thanks for the suggestion. Except there aren't any :-) My exim4.config has: mailman_director: driver = accept require_files = MAILMAN_HOME/lists/$local_part/config.pck local_part_suffix_optional local_part_suffix = -bounces : -bounces+* : \ -confirm+* : -join : -leave : \ -owner : -request : -admin transport = mailman_transport So I guess what I should have done is just remove MAILMAN_HOME/lists/list-to-delete/config.pck ... ??? But I believe this file is shared with the code that generates the archive stuff. -- Dr Peter Chubb http://www.gelato.unsw.edu.au peterc AT gelato.unsw.edu.au http://www.ertos.nicta.com.au ERTOS within National ICT Australia -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Deleting a mailman list
On Tue, 2008-04-29 at 11:37 +1000, Peter Chubb wrote: Sonia Duh! That should read delete the mailserver *alias* that Sonia forwards emails to mailman *for that list*, rather than Sonia deleting the list within mailman Thanks for the suggestion. Except there aren't any :-) My exim4.config has: mailman_director: driver = accept require_files = MAILMAN_HOME/lists/$local_part/config.pck local_part_suffix_optional local_part_suffix = -bounces : -bounces+* : \ -confirm+* : -join : -leave : \ -owner : -request : -admin transport = mailman_transport That's because Exim seems to be very sensible (I'm migrating away from Postfix, to get away from horrors like what Mary is dealing with). Last time I played with mailman it was on a qmail machine (doubleplus horror), where multiple .qmail files under /var/qmail/something were used for each mailman list eg .qmail-foo-join .qmail-foo-admin etc. Ergo remove them to stop the list working. -- Thanks, . Sonia Hamilton http://www.snowfrog.net http://training.snowfrog.net http://www.linkedin.com/in/soniahamilton . Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original and the part that is original is not good - Samuel Johnson. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
