[Mailman-Users] admin and lockfile problems

[josh koenig]

Yeah... I could see how this would work. A sort of failsafe
backup/migration system. I think I can puzzle out how to get all the data
out manually, but any such script you write would be more than welcome by
me. I'm not experienced with python.

> I have no scripts (yet) do to that, but my idea is :
> 
>  - first step, on your old (and running) mailman installation :
>     With some command in $prefix/bin, you can get the list of lists, and
>      then you for each list you can get the list of subscribers (and their
>      options ?)
>  - second step, with the newly installed mailman :
>     With some other commands in $prefix/bin, you can create the lists and
>      subsscribe your list of subscribers.
> 
> Sorry not to indicate which commands to use in $prefix/bin, but you'll
>  find which one to use by using the option --help for each, to determine
>  what you can do with them. That's what I did.
> 
> I have tested the second step, to test the feasability of a migration
>  from majordomo, but I have to clean up these scripts.
> 
> Do you want me to send these scripts when they'll be ready ?
> 
> 
> Phil.
> 
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Josh Koenig (joshk at grawk.net)
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