[Mailman-Users] Re: mailman setup for vhosts

[Brad Knowles]

At 10:43 PM -0400 2004-06-14, Scott R. Godin wrote:

>  If I were to install this for the single-user, how would it handle the
>  aliases file ?

	That would depend on the type of account it is.  If it's a 
virtual machine account, then you handle it the same way you'd handle 
it on any other dedicated machine.  You just install Mailman in the 
space allocated to the user on their virtual machine.

	If the account is a virtual server account, then you will 
probably need to coordinate things with the ISP with regards to the 
aliases, etc....  They may not allow you to have your own aliases 
file, but they should be able to create sets of aliases for you based 
on what you are told by Mailman to create.  In this case, all you do 
is avoid the steps in the instructions where it tells you how to set 
things up so that the aliases are automatically created for you and 
Mailman will instead send the admin a mail message with a description 
of what aliases need to be created, and the user can forward that on 
to the virtual hosting provider.

	If the virtual hosting provider doesn't allow you to install 
software (including your own cgi programs), then you'd have to get 
them to install it for you, or move the mailing list hosting 
somewhere else that you do have sufficient control over.


	In any event, you are likely to have issues with namespace 
collisions and other users on that system.  It's just a matter of 
time, and how much work you're willing to put into things to try to 
avoid problems before they occur versus how much work you'd have to 
do once the effluent has hit the fan, and under what kind of time 
constraints, etc....

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