| Step by step mailing list instructions [message #22319] |
Thu, 27 January 2005 16:16  |
FuddyTom
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The install script is wonderfully self-documenting and the admin config pages similarly helpful. But where are the detailed instructions for integrating with a mailing list?
The Mailing List Manager tell me that
/home/<account_name>/FUDforum/scripts/maillist.php 1
is the execution line that you will need to pipe the mailing list messages to.
I'll assume the file is a result of piping the messages and I don't have to create it, because it doesn't exist now.
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EDIT: I assumed wrong; maillist.php is a PHP script.
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So, how do I pipe the messages to this file? I assume that is what the following example code does.
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* ^TO_.*php-general(at)lists(dot)php(dot)net
| /home/forum/F/test/maillist.php 1
I assume I have to change the email address to the same address as I provided to the Mailing List Manager and change the target of the pipe to exactly the same path as the execution line.
Now for the tricky part: how to use this pipe command? Do I set something to run on a cron job?
Thankyou in advance for any help.
System:
Apache 1.3.33 (Unix) [Redhat actually]
PHP version 4.3.10
No shell access
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| Re: Step by step mailing list instructions [message #22321 is a reply to message #22319] |
Thu, 27 January 2005 16:18  |
Ilia
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The address needs to be changed to reflect the address where the e-mails will be arriving to. The bit of code shown in the example is something you'd place inside your procmail file.
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| Re: Step by step mailing list instructions [message #22353 is a reply to message #22347] |
Sat, 29 January 2005 18:43 |
Ilia
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The forum get's installed via the webserver, so any of the created files by it are owned by the webserver user, in your case "nobody". By default the forum sets secure file permissions on the files it creates to prevent other users on the system from reading them. You can "unlock" the file permissions via an admin control panel for this purpose.
If you don't make maillist.php inside the scripts directory (you can confirm this using the forum's built-in file manager) you can download one from the CVS or run the upgrade script which will create this file.
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| Re: Step by step mailing list instructions [message #28078 is a reply to message #28064] |
Mon, 10 October 2005 15:06 |
Ilia
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Procmail is a system utility already available by default on most *nix systems. If you don't have it, you can find it on freshmeat.
As far as writing procmail recepies, there are many detailed guides online, just search for them.
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| Re: Step by step mailing list instructions [message #28096 is a reply to message #28064] |
Tue, 11 October 2005 09:43 |
FuddyTom
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Greetings Tom! Are you using Mailman now? I have just uploaded mailman and am trying to install it. I have uploaded it in the /public_html/mailman whereas my fudforum is in /public_html/emailforum . I hope that is ok.
Can you please please tell me what do I do after Mailman installation? Which file of mailman do I have change or what do I have to add in which file for piping it to fudforum?
I will be very obliged and grateful to you if you can help me by sending me a clear step by step process to link mailman with fudforum.
Awaiting your kind reply, Hurry.
Hi Hurry,
I'm not using Mailman, or FudForum, for that matter. Mailman is not really a replacement for procmail, it's more about maintaining a mailing list, whereas procmail is more about controlling mail coming into your inbox. It's possible that procmail could supply some mailing list functionality. Procmail is not easy... except for the experts.
I cannot suppy you with step by step instructions because I haven't done it myself! Sorry about that, it was too hard for me.
But if you do manage to get it to work, please do post a step by step of what you did, because I'm sure someone in the future would find it very helpful!
Regards, Tom
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| Re: Step by step mailing list instructions [message #28097 is a reply to message #28096] |
Tue, 11 October 2005 09:51 |
Hurry
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Hello! Thanks for the reply Tom. I am trying out Mailman now. Can you please remove my email id from your above post as soon as you can so that it does become a victim of mass-mailing bots? Thank you.
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