[Mailman-Users] using mailman on a server other than the one that DNS is pointing to

Adam McGreggor adam-mailman at amyl.org.uk
Tue Jun 15 16:30:46 CEST 2010


On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 07:16:26PM -0400, Adam Parker, OD wrote:
> I have a website abc123.com and it's hosted on Host A.  Host A does not
> allow Mailman on cpanel.  Host B does.  I set up a list called "
> bot at abc123.com" on Host B while also setting up abc123.com as an addon
> domain.  Is there any way to make this work?  

Firstly, where you're using "abc123.com", I presume you don't actually
mean "abc123.com"[1].

Secondly, I know *nothing* about what cPanel offers, let alone how
they've re-modified Mailman -- apart from what I've read in previous
posts (and there are a few).

Using a different name on "Host B" (differing to "Host A") 
might alllow, for say, <list-foo at hostb.example.com> something like

    (a) ProxyPass and ProxyPassReverse /mailman/ (and /pipermail) to hostb

    (b) forward the mails for the mailman parts (e.g,
          <list-foo{admin,bounces,confirm,join,leave,owner,request,subscribe,unsubscribe}@example.com>
        -> 
          <list-foo{admin,bounces,confirm,join,leave,owner,request,subscribe,unsubscribe}@hostb.example.com>) 
        to hostb

in your scenario.

It would almost certainly be easier/less hassle, to use a separate
name for hostb (e.g., make hostb "lists.example.org", and then just
use normal look-ups to point your lists (mail and web) to hostb),
with all the Mailman stuff taking place on hostb

[1] that is to say:
    Domain Name: ABC123.COM
    Registrar: TIERRANET INC. D/B/A DOMAINDISCOVER
    Whois Server: whois.domaindiscover.com
    Referral URL: http://www.domaindiscover.com
    Name Server: NS1.DOMAINDISCOVER.COM
    Name Server: NS2.DOMAINDISCOVER.COM
    Status: clientTransferProhibited
    Updated Date: 19-aug-2009
    Creation Date: 19-aug-1995
    Expiration Date: 18-aug-2010

    >>> Last update of whois database: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:25:35 UTC <<<

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