This mini-HOWTO is a step-by-step guide for using mlmmj with qmail MTA (http://www.qmail.org/), and it has been successfully tested also with vpopmail virtual domains (http://www.inter7.com/vpopmail/).

Prerequisites: - qmail (and vpopmail) correctly installed - mlmmj correctly installed

Conventions: - ${BINDIR}: directory with mlmmj binary files (/usr/local/bin/) - ${LISTDIR}: directory with list configuration files (/var/spool/mlmmj/listname) - ${DQFILE}: dot-qmail file (see below)

Configuration: - the first thing you’ve to do is to create the list, using the mlmmj-make-ml script (follow the classic procedure to do this step) - enter the control directory for the list (${LISTDIR}/control/), and execute the following command:

    # cd ${LISTDIR}/control/; echo '-' > delimiter

• chown and chmod the file according to the mlmmj configuration

• create dot-qmail files for the list to handle direct requests and extensions:

  # echo -e "|${BINDIR}/mlmmj-receive -L ${LISTDIR}" > ${DQFILE}
  

• chown and chmod the files according to the qmail (and vpopmail) configuration

WARNING: REMEMBER that the delimiter is -, so do not use + when composing mail addresses for extensions!!!

WARNING: DO NOT USE ‘preline’ command in dot-qmail files, it will result in mlmmj to not work properly!!!

Example:

• Configuring mlmmj to handle ml@programmazione.it mailing list using qmail as MTA and vpopmail for virtual domain support:

  # mlmmj-make-ml -c vpopmail:vchkpw -L ml
  
  Creating Directorys below /var/spool/mlmmj. Use '-s spooldir' to change
  The Domain for the List? [] : programmazione.it
  The emailaddress of the list owner? [postmaster] : postmaster@programmazione.it
  The path to texts for the list? [/usr/local/share/mlmmj/text.skel] :
  chown -R vpopmail:vchkpw /var/spool/mlmmj/ml? [y/n]: y
  
  # cd /var/spool/mlmmj/ml/control/
  # echo '-' > delimiter
  # chown vpopmail:vchkpw delimiter
  # cd /home/vpopmail/domains/programmazione.it/
  # echo -e "|/usr/local/bin/mlmmj-receive -L /var/spool/mlmmj/ml/" > .qmail-ml
  # cp -a .qmail-ml .qmail-ml-default
  # cat *-default
  # chown vpopmail:vchkpw .qmail-ml .qmail-ml-default
  # chmod 600 .qmail-ml .qmail-ml-default
  

Fabio Busatto fabio.busatto@programmazione.it