Just in case you have not figured this one out yet...

FAQ 3.11 refers to Mailman version 2.1.x

The directory "/usr/local/mailman/lists" already exists. In that directory you will find subdirectories that are the same as the names of your lists.

If you have a list named "goober" then you will have a directory: /usr/local/mailman/lists/goober

You will also see that there is a file: /usr/local/mailman/templates/en/subscribeack.txt

You can copy the entire "en" subdirectory over to your lists subdirectory (your list does not yet have an "en" subdirectory). After that, you can edit the files in there and have them be specific to your list. Neat feature!

Good Luck!

Jon Carnes

On Tue, 2003-02-25 at 12:16, Jonathan Miller wrote:

I've just read the FAQ, and section 3.11 gives good instructions on making a list into a newsletter.

However, I have fallen at the first hurdle as far as altering the welcome message goes... From the FAQ:

"Create a directory lists/<yourlist>/en ... and copy templates/subscribeack.txt to this directory."

Where ought I create the "lists" directory? In the mailman folder? (this did not seem to work)

I'd appreciate any clarification. Thanks

Jonathan Miller Learning Technologies Group Oxford University Computing Services

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