On Thu, 02 Jul 2015 16:39:36 -0700, you wrote:
After check_perms fixed all problems, I re-ran it and got this:
Warning: Private archive directory is other-executable (o+x). This could allow other users on your system to read private archives. If you're on a shared multiuser system, you should consult the installation manual on how to fix this. No problems found
Which section should I be reading?
<http://www.list.org/mailman-install/node9.html>, but the question is this. Are there users who can log in to a shell or sftp or whatever who should not have any access to private list archives? If the answer is no, o+x on /path/to/mailman/archives/private is not a problem. If the answer is yes, set it o-x and change its owner to the web server uid. If you set it o-x and don't change the owner, public archive access won't work.
Understood. Since this is really a new installation (I didn't copy archives from the old system because they're not really of any use), $prefix/archives doesn't exist yet. I'll keep the above in mind and implement it when list traffic commences on this installation.