[Mailman-Users] :Problem With newlist

[Rejean Proulx]

I recently installed a Debian Woody Linux system.  I requested the Mailman
package from debian and it installed 2.0.11.  This is a binary.  I didn't
compile it.  I read the post install instructions to make sure that the
permissions were correct.  I then tried to make my list.  Here is the script
of what happened.  How do I fix this?  Do I forget Debian and get the source
and compile it myself?  If so, what release do I use?  Here is the script

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "root" <root at interfree.caa>
To: <rejp at rogers.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 10:38 AM


> Script started on Sat Nov  1 17:15:29 2003
> interfree:/var/lib/mailman# newlist
> Enter the name of the list: blindetext
> Enter the email of the person running the list: rejp at rogers.com
> Initial blindetext password:
> Entry for aliases file:
>
> ## blindetext mailing list
> ## created: 01-Nov-2003 root
> blindetext:              "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/wrapper post blindetext"
> blindetext-admin:        "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/wrapper mailowner
blindetext"
> blindetext-request:      "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/wrapper mailcmd
blindetext"
> blindetext-owner:        blindetext-admin
>
> Hit enter to continue with blindetext owner notification...
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/usr/sbin/newlist", line 223, in ?
>     main()
>   File "/usr/sbin/newlist", line 204, in main
>     {'listname'    : listname,
>   File "/usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/Utils.py", line 500, in maketext
>     fp = open(file)
> IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory:
'/var/lib/mailman/templates/newlist.txt'
> interfree:/var/lib/mailman#
> Script done on Sat Nov  1 17:16:27 2003
>