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