I would like to setup a mail list that is threaded like a news group.
Does mailman provide an nntp server or do I need to 'connect' to some other program?
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At 4:53 PM -0700 2004/05/10, David Bear wrote:
I would like to setup a mail list that is threaded like a news group.
That feature is already provided in the standard "pipermail" archiver which is included with Mailman.
Does mailman provide an nntp server or do I need to 'connect' to some other program?
No, Mailman does not provide an NNTP server. However, you can configure it to gateway a mailing list to a newsgroup via an NNTP server you specify, either one-way or bi-directional.
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David Bear wrote:
I would like to setup a mail list that is threaded like a news group.
Does mailman provide an nntp server or do I need to 'connect' to some other program?
Mailman doesn't include an nntp server, you'd need to either set one up on your server or use an existing news server elsewhere.
hth, texas critter
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can you make a recommendations for a good (ie safe and simple nntp server that works well with mailman)?
On Mon, May 10, 2004 at 07:19:48PM -0500, texas critter wrote:
David Bear wrote:
I would like to setup a mail list that is threaded like a news group.
Does mailman provide an nntp server or do I need to 'connect' to some other program?
Mailman doesn't include an nntp server, you'd need to either set one up on your server or use an existing news server elsewhere.
hth, texas critter
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David Bear wrote:
can you make a recommendations for a good (ie safe and simple nntp server that works well with mailman)?
Pretty much any reliable news server will work fine with Mailman. Here's the two I use:
They're free, but they have some limitations, I think primarily on the binary newsgroups. Read their faq and ask them questions if you're not sure.
They're not free but they're pretty cheap and reliable, I have a news account there for $6/month.
I use my newsguy account to gate mail to news and news to mail and it works fine. I haven't tried my individual.net account with Mailman but there's no reason it wouldn't work.
hth, texas critter
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David Bear wrote on Mon, 10 May 2004 16:53:11 -0700:
I would like to setup a mail list that is threaded like a news group.
What exactly do you mean? Threading is done by the client and good clients do good threading in mail *and* news.
Kai
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