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2 | Using mlmmj with qmail (and vpopmail) |
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4 |--------------- Fabio Busatto <fabio.busatto@programmazione.it> --------------|
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5 |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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7 This mini-HOWTO is a step-by-step guide for using mlmmj with qmail MTA
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8 (http://www.qmail.org/), and it has been successfully tested also with vpopmail
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9 virtual domains (http://www.inter7.com/vpopmail/).
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11 Prerequisites:
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12 - qmail (and vpopmail) correctly installed
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13 - mlmmj correctly installed
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15 Conventions:
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16 - ${BINDIR}: directory with mlmmj binary files (/usr/local/bin/)
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17 - ${LISTDIR}: directory with list configuration files
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18 (/var/spool/mlmmj/listname)
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19 - ${DQFILE}: dot-qmail file (see below)
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21 Configuration:
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22 - the first thing you've to do is to create the list, using the
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23 mlmmj-make-ml script (follow the classic procedure to do this step)
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24 - enter the control directory for the list (${LISTDIR}/control/), and execute
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25 the following command:
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26 # cd ${LISTDIR}/control/; echo '-' > delimiter
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27 - chown and chmod the file according to the mlmmj configuration
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28 - create dot-qmail files for the list to handle direct requests and extensions:
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29 # echo -e "|${BINDIR}/mlmmj-receive -L ${LISTDIR}" > ${DQFILE}
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30 - chown and chmod the files according to the qmail (and vpopmail) configuration
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32 WARNING: REMEMBER that the delimiter is -, so do not use + when composing mail
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33 addresses for extensions!!!
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35 WARNING: DO NOT USE 'preline' command in dot-qmail files, it will result in
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36 mlmmj to not work properly!!!
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38 |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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40 Example:
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42 - Configuring mlmmj to handle ml@programmazione.it mailing list using qmail as
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43 MTA and vpopmail for virtual domain support:
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44
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45 # mlmmj-make-ml -c vpopmail:vchkpw -L ml
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46 Creating Directorys below /var/spool/mlmmj. Use '-s spooldir' to change
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47 The Domain for the List? [] : programmazione.it
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48 The emailaddress of the list owner? [postmaster] : postmaster@programmazione.it
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49 The path to texts for the list? [/usr/local/share/mlmmj/text.skel] :
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50 chown -R vpopmail:vchkpw /var/spool/mlmmj/ml? [y/n]: y
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52 # cd /var/spool/mlmmj/ml/control/
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53 # echo '-' > delimiter
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54 # chown vpopmail:vchkpw delimiter
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55 # cd /home/vpopmail/domains/programmazione.it/
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56 # echo -e "|/usr/local/bin/mlmmj-receive -L /var/spool/mlmmj/ml/" > .qmail-ml
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57 # cp -a .qmail-ml .qmail-ml-default
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58 # cat *-default
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59 # chown vpopmail:vchkpw .qmail-ml .qmail-ml-default
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60 # chmod 600 .qmail-ml .qmail-ml-default
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62 |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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63 |--------------- Fabio Busatto <fabio.busatto@programmazione.it> --------------|
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64 |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|