Re: [Mailman-Users] Backup script...

At 21:49 -0500 11/26/2001, Phydeaux wrote:

Using bin/list_lists I can get a list of the lists. I can then easily cycle through each list and (for each one) do the following:

• Run bin/config_list
• Run bin/list_members (once for digested, once for regular members)
• Copy the complete archive or at least the mbox file of the archive.

I can then tar the whole mess up and copy it to tape, etc. for a portable backup of my mailman installation.

I have several questions. First, am I forgetting to copy anything? Will the above approach get me all the data I need to restore the system?

I don't think the above has captured various user flags other than digest vs regular.

I believe a restore will not restore subscriber choices like not-me-to, no-mail, hidden, and some others.

--John

-- John Baxter jwblist@olympus.net Port Ludlow, WA, USA