On 5/26/11 8:52 PM, Steven Jones wrote:

Hi,

Can I just move the aliases file and the various lists directories and archive off the old server and more them to the correct place on the new server restart mailman and it will work?

Or is there other work to do

It depends. At a minimum, you should move the lists/LISTNAME/config.pck files and archives/private/LISTNAME.mbox/LISTNAME.mbox files and run bin/arch on each list to rebuild the pipermail archives. The archives/private/LISTNAME/ directories and their contents will be created by bin/arch LISTNAME. The archives/public/* symlinks will be automatically created as lists are accessed.

If any domain names changed, you will need to run fix_url.

Aliases depend on whether they are manual or automated on the new server. If they are automated, you only need to run bin/genaliases after moving the lists. Even if manual, bin/genaliases should tell you what you need.

See the first part of the FAQ at <http://wiki.list.org/x/2oA9> and the FAQ at <http://wiki.list.org/x/mIA9>.

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