[Mailman-Users] questions related to batch creation and managementof several lists

[Mark Sapiro]

Mario Filipe wrote:
>
>Apart from the members and the name, the setup is very similar for all
>of them so I looked at the FAQ and I'm wondering if I can use the answer
> number 4.38 (quoted below) as a solution ?


Yes. Configure one list via the web. Write it's configuration with
'bin/config_list -o'. Remove any list specific stuff - mostly look at
the first 6 items. Use the rest as input to 'bin/config_list -i'.

See 'bin/config_list --help'.


>My other question is related to the way these lists are to be used:
>
>- they are to be directly addressable, meaning that anyone (not everyone
>we don't need more SPAM) can send a message to them
>
>- they are also to be used under umbrella lists and here is my problem
>because some people are in more than one of those lists and under the
>umbrella lists they are going to get multiple copies of the messages,
>right? Is there a way to prevent this?


Not with current Mailman. See
<http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq03.005.htp>
for an alternative to umbrella lists.

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