Debian and Ubuntu Linux Tutorials
October 5, 2006 4 Comments
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Configuring Postfix with Mailman, has some simple steps to be followed up.
* Install mailman:
# apt-get install mailman
* When done type:
# newlist mailman
* Start mailman
# /etc/init.d/mailman start
* You should be able to see mailman running now. Visit: [WWW] http://www.yourwebsite.com/cgi-bin/mailman/admin
or
[WWW] http://localhost/cgi-bin/mailman/admin
* Because postfix is secendary choice for Debian we need to add few more stuff:
* Edit /etc/postfix/main.cf, and where you see “relay_domains” add lists.yourdomain.com. You would get something like this:
relay_domains = example.com, lists.example.com
* In same file add ,hash:/var/lib/mailman/data/aliases after alias_maps
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases,hash:/var/lib/mailman/data/aliases
* Now type:
# postconf -e “transport_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/transport” # postconf -e “mailman_destination_recipient_limit = 1”
* In /etc/postfix/master.cf add:
mailman unix – n n – – pipe flags=FR user=list argv=/var/lib/mailman/bin/postfix-to-mailman.py ${nexthop} ${user}
* Edit or create /etc/postfix/transport. Add this line:
lists.example.com mailman:
* Then postmap it:
postmap /etc/postfix/transport
* Now edit /etc/mailman/mm_cfg.py and add:
MTA = ‘Postfix’ DEB_LISTMASTER = ‘postmaster@example.com’ POSTFIX_STYLE_VIRTUAL_DOMAIN = [‘lists.example.com’]
* Done. Now restart postfix, mailman
/etc/init.d/postfix reload /etc/init.d/mailman restart
* Create a mailing list:
newlist list_name
* If you want archives add this to /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
Alias /pipermail/ /var/lib/mailman/archives/public/ Alias /images/mailman/ /usr/share/images/mailman/
* Done. Go to
http://lists.yourwebsite.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/list_name/
Your Mailman with Postfix is configured.
On my debian box, the step:
————————— * In /etc/postfix/master.cf add:
mailman unix – n n – – pipe flags=FR user=list argv=/var/lib/mailman/bin/postfix-to-mailman.py ${nexthop} ${user} —————————
broke postfix so it wouldn’t start. I commented out those lines and restarted and reloaded postfix and everything worked.
Thanks for the nice guide.
you´re my hero!! thank you very, very much!
Hey, I have followed all mentioned points. But in that case i am not able to send any post to new created list. Subscribed users in list are also not getting mail.
Thanks
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Debian and Ubuntu Linux Tutorials 
Configuring Postfix with Mailman, has some simple steps to be followed up.
* Install mailman:
# apt-get install mailman
* When done type:
# newlist mailman
* Start mailman
# /etc/init.d/mailman start
* You should be able to see mailman running now. Visit: [WWW] http://www.yourwebsite.com/cgi-bin/mailman/admin
or
[WWW] http://localhost/cgi-bin/mailman/admin
* Because postfix is secendary choice for Debian we need to add few more stuff:
* Edit /etc/postfix/main.cf, and where you see “relay_domains” add lists.yourdomain.com. You would get something like this:
relay_domains = example.com, lists.example.com
* In same file add ,hash:/var/lib/mailman/data/aliases after alias_maps
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases,hash:/var/lib/mailman/data/aliases
* Now type:
# postconf -e “transport_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/transport”
# postconf -e “mailman_destination_recipient_limit = 1”
* In /etc/postfix/master.cf add:
mailman unix – n n – – pipe
flags=FR user=list
argv=/var/lib/mailman/bin/postfix-to-mailman.py ${nexthop} ${user}
* Edit or create /etc/postfix/transport. Add this line:
lists.example.com mailman:
* Then postmap it:
postmap /etc/postfix/transport
* Now edit /etc/mailman/mm_cfg.py and add:
MTA = ‘Postfix’
DEB_LISTMASTER = ‘postmaster@example.com’
POSTFIX_STYLE_VIRTUAL_DOMAIN = [‘lists.example.com’]
* Done. Now restart postfix, mailman
/etc/init.d/postfix reload
/etc/init.d/mailman restart
* Create a mailing list:
newlist list_name
* If you want archives add this to /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
Alias /pipermail/ /var/lib/mailman/archives/public/
Alias /images/mailman/ /usr/share/images/mailman/
* Done. Go to
http://lists.yourwebsite.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/list_name/
Your Mailman with Postfix is configured.
On my debian box, the step:
—————————
* In /etc/postfix/master.cf add:
mailman unix – n n – – pipe
flags=FR user=list
argv=/var/lib/mailman/bin/postfix-to-mailman.py ${nexthop} ${user}
—————————
broke postfix so it wouldn’t start. I commented out those lines and restarted and reloaded postfix and everything worked.
Thanks for the nice guide.
you´re my hero!! thank you very, very much!
Hey,
I have followed all mentioned points. But in that case i am not able to send any post to new created list. Subscribed users in list are also not getting mail.
Thanks