[Mailman-Users] mailman without CGI?

[Jon Carnes]

Alex's idea is good, but if you don't want the CGI and therefore you don't
want the web-interface controls, you should think about using a different
List-Server.  There are many open source list -servers which do not use a
web interface.  Majordomo is a prime example of one.  Use the right tool for
the job you want to do...

Jon Carnes
----- Original Message -----
From: "alex wetmore" <alex at phred.org>
To: "Paul Fox" <pgf at foxharp.boston.ma.us>
Cc: <mailman-users at python.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 8:55 AM
Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] mailman without CGI?


> On Wed, 3 Oct 2001, Paul Fox wrote:
> > what's not so clear is whether the admin functions (message and
> > subscription approval, etc) can be done without the web.  is there
> > a command line interface for any of that stuff?
>
> You can build a command line interface for them using
> ~mailman/bin/withlist, but most of the functionality isn't available
> out of the box.  There are existing scripts for basic functions such
> as getting a list of users, adding users, and removing users.
> withlist just exposes the database structure directly.
>
> I'd think that a simpler solution could be used if you don't want to
> expose CGI.  You could run a copy of apache (or whatever) on an
> alternate port which is only accessible via localhost or your internal
> network.  Put the mailman CGI's there and use that for admin
> functionality, but it won't be exposed to the world.
>
> alex
>
>
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