[Mailman-Users] setting up new list-Cobalt RaQ4

[Jon Carnes]

At this point, you don't know whether "test" works or not.  Mailman does 
not send a confirmation of list creation.  It has no idea when you will get 
around to adding the aliases and updating them, so it wisely chooses to 
wait.

Now login to the admin site (or listinfo site) and add your email address 
to the list as a user and make sure you have "send welcome message" checked.

If you get the welcome message your halfway to knowing that your list works 
just fine.

The next test is to send an email to the list and see if you get it.  Done.

Jon Carnes

> All went well until I attempted to set up a list "test"-my first list.
> I ran the newlist program, entered in "test" and my e-mail address and
> password, then copied the output lines and put them in Sendmail's
> "aliases" file. I then ran "newaliases," and hit "enter" to have Mailman
> e-mail me a confirmation.
> Nothing happened. The list was set up, but I never got a confirmation. I
> looked in /var/log/maillog, and there is no log of Mailman/Sendmail even
> *attempting* to send me a confirmation.
>
> Any ideas would be appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Paul