This is my first post to the group, so first off - hello everyone!
I am a small hosting provider, and have been using Mailman for all my clients seeking a group email list. Recently, Mailman stopped working for all of my clients. My server company is blaming CPanel for not "getting along" with Mailman and says there's nothing they can do.
I would be happy to do a manual install myself, but I don't have shell access on my shared server.
So I'm wondering why there isn't a simpler install proceedure for Mailman that doesn't require shell access? I've installed other open source programs that deal with mail servers with no problem, i.e. Dadamail, WebCalendar, etc.
There really isn't any other open source program that does what Mailman does as well as Mailman does, but I'm going to have to move to Dadamail for these kinds of lists in the future.
I'm guessing this would require a major re-write of Mailman or an easier install would already be available, but just thought I'd through the idea out there.
Thanks, everyone.
Robert Temple wrote:
I am a small hosting provider, and have been using Mailman for all my clients seeking a group email list. Recently, Mailman stopped working for all of my clients. My server company is blaming CPanel for not "getting along" with Mailman and says there's nothing they can do.
I think there certainly is something they can do. They can follow the applicable steps (mostly 5 - 8 for lists that 'stop working') at <http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq03.014.htp> to try to determine and fix the problem.
I would be happy to do a manual install myself, but I don't have shell access on my shared server.
So I'm wondering why there isn't a simpler install proceedure for Mailman that doesn't require shell access? I've installed other open source programs that deal with mail servers with no problem, i.e. Dadamail, WebCalendar, etc.
Currently, even after installation, a Mailman site administrator needs shell access to the Mailman 'command line' tools to effectively administer the installation.
Perhaps as the GUI gets extended and it becomes more practical to administer an installation without shell access, we can consider trying to do something with the install process. I don't have any real experience at the 'nuts and bolts' level with non-command line installations so I don't know how difficult this would be, but I see several potential issues such as the need to create a 'mailman' user/group and the need for configuration changes to both the incoming MTA and the web server to integrate with Mailman, not to mention the multiple MTAs and web servers that need to be supported.
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