[Mailman-Users] export/import of lists

[Barbara B. Johansen]

When I moved my lists from 2.0.5 to 2.1.4 I used that script:

mylist=mellemrummet
mv old_inst/lists/$mylist new_inst/lists
mv old_inst/archives/private/$mylist new_inst/archives/private
mv old_inst/archives/private/$mylist.mbox new_inst/archives/private
rm old_installation/archives/public/$mylist
rm old_installation/archives/public/$mylist.mbox
cd new_inst
bin/withlist -l -r fix_url $mylist

Afterwards I had to remove all config.db and config.db.last files. It 
seems that the excistens of these files determine wether the old eller 
the new mailmaninstallation takes care of the incoming mail.

That was it. There was no need for special scripts for moving users og 
passwords. I think all information about a list is stored i the config* 
files.

Greetings
Barbara

Eduardo Jaime Quiros Batres wrote:

> Searching the internet I found several references to just backup (tar or
> something similar) my lists and restore them to another place and after
> that just changing apache for the new virtual host, DNS, and aliases
> 
> but I'm finding some things strange, it seems the filenames are rather
> diferent:
> 
> OLD server:
> 
> version: mailman-2.0.13-1U80_1cl
> 
> list of files in /usr/lib/mailman/lists/test:
> -rw-rw-r-- 1 root     mailman  1706 Dez 14  2001 admindbpreamble.html
> -rw-rw---- 1 mailman  mailman  2900 Mai 29 17:00 config.db
> -rw-rw---- 1 mailman  mailman  2900 Mai 29 12:00 config.db.last
> -rw-rw-r-- 1 root     mailman   189 Dez 14  2001 handle_opts.html
> -rw-rw-r-- 1 root     mailman  1026 Dez 14  2001 headfoot.html
> -rw-rw-r-- 1 root     mailman  3136 Dez 14  2001 listinfo.html
> -rw-rw-r-- 1 root     mailman  4106 Dez 14  2001 options.html
> -rw-rw-r-- 1 mailman  mailman     2 Mai 29 17:00 request.db
> -rw-rw-r-- 1 root     mailman  1169 Dez 14  2001 roster.html
> -rw-rw-r-- 1 root     mailman   198 Dez 14  2001 subscribe.html
> 
> NEW server:
> 
> version: mailman-2.1.4-2mdk
> 
> lists of files in  /var/lib/mailman/lists/mailman:
> -rw-rw----  1 mail mail 3415 Mai 29 19:03 config.pck
> -rw-rw----  1 mail mail 3415 Mai 29 18:50 config.pck.last
> 
> ---------------
> permissions/owner can be changed easelly but the files are so different!
> 
> Does anyone have a script to:
> 1) export users, import in a new list
> 2) save passwords of each list and recover (altough the size os the
> crypt password if rather diferent I don't want to contact each list
> owner
> 3) export/import history
> 4) export/import configuration of the list (owner, public/private etc)
> 
> Thanks

-- 
med venlig hilsen
Barbara

Barbara B. Johansen
Det Humanistiske Fakultets EDB-kontor
Aalborg Universitet
Kroghstraede 3
DK 9220 Aalborg