[Mailman-Users] Re: Restoring Mailman

[Ashley M. Kirchner]

Matt Shirel wrote:

> and I'm preparing to do a full re-install since I currently don't
> trust anything.

    Good choice.


> What is the best procedure for recovering the mailman lists and archives
> after the re-install?  (I've tarred the /var/mailman directories and set
> them aside.)  Should I pull list configurations/users before I blow the
> system away?

    You *shouldn't* have to.  Don't forget your webserver and postfix
configurations as well.  When you do recover the lists, don't forget to check
permissions.

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