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CentOS Install & Configure Mailman

By • Jan 10th, 2009 • Category: Featured Linux, Linux

Here is how to install the mailman mailing list on CentOS 5.2.

First, install Mailman via yum:

> yum install mailman

Next, edit its Apache configuration file:

> cd /etc/httpd/conf.d
> vi mailman.conf
RedirectMatch ^/mailman[/]*$ http://domain.com/mailman/listinfo

Uncomment the redirect parameter and enter the correct domain name.

Set the site master password:

> /usr/lib/mailman/bin/mmsitepass password

This password can be used to access any list or any page.

Edit the Mailman configuration file:

> vi /usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/mm_cfg.py
DEFAULT_URL_HOST = ‘domain.com’
DEFAULT_EMAIL_HOST = ‘domain.com’

The URL host parameter usually matches the domain name from the above Apache configuration file. The email host should match the origin of the mail (i.e. the part after the @ of the email address, whether it is host.domain.com or domain.com).

Check for updates:

> cd /usr/lib/mailman
> bin/update
No updates are necessary.

Create the mailman site list and set up the aliases:

> cd /usr/lib/mailman
> bin/newlist mailman

Enter the email of the person running the list: minh@minhtech.com
Initial mailman password: password
To finish creating your mailing list, you must edit your /etc/aliases (or
equivalent) file by adding the following lines, and possibly running the
`newaliases’ program:

## mailman mailing list
mailman: “|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman post mailman”
mailman-admin: “|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman admin mailman”
mailman-bounces: “|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman bounces mailman”
mailman-confirm: “|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman confirm mailman”
mailman-join: “|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman join mailman”
mailman-leave: “|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman leave mailman”
mailman-owner: “|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman owner mailman”
mailman-request: “|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman request mailman”
mailman-subscribe: “|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman subscribe mailman”
mailman-unsubscribe: “|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman unsubscribe mailman”

Hit enter to notify mailman owner…

> vi /etc/aliases
## mailman mailing list
mailman: “|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman post mailman”
mailman-admin: “|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman admin mailman”
mailman-bounces: “|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman bounces mailman”
mailman-confirm: “|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman confirm mailman”
mailman-join: “|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman join mailman”
mailman-leave: “|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman leave mailman”
mailman-owner: “|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman owner mailman”
mailman-request: “|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman request mailman”
mailman-subscribe: “|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman subscribe mailman”
mailman-unsubscribe: “|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman unsubscribe mailman”

> newaliases

After creating the list, add the listed aliases to the bottom of the aliases file, and then run newaliases.

Finally, restart Apache and start mailman:

> /etc/init.d/httpd restart
Stopping httpd: [ OK ]
Starting httpd: [ OK ]

> /etc/init.d/mailman start
Starting mailman: [ OK ]

> chkconfig –level 2345 mailman on

The documentation is located at /usr/share/doc/mailman-2.1.9/.

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16 Responses »

  1. Giani on April 22nd, 2010 at 12:22 pm:

    Muito bom, a instalação funcionou. Só não consigo criar listas pela interface mailman create. Diz que não tenho autorização. Como resolvo isso?

  2. Jodee Macknair on May 7th, 2010 at 4:58 pm:

    Great blog, really.

  3. Konstantin on June 8th, 2011 at 6:40 am:

    Thank you very much! Ive saved me a lot of time.

  4. Maninho (East Timor) on June 14th, 2011 at 10:25 pm:

    great toturial,,, would u post also HOWTO’s?

    regards

  5. Hamisi Jabe on May 31st, 2012 at 12:33 am:

    Dear All,

    I have installed mailman on centos 6.2 32bits, i have configured it as directed on this blog but i get an error message at the end telling me that it could not open the home_mailbox. what could be the error, please help

    [root@mail mailman-2.1.12]# newaliases
    postalias: fatal: open home_mailbox: No such file or directory

    thanks

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  7. Paul on June 18th, 2012 at 11:05 am:

    Works like a champ, thanks! I installed it via yum and on centos 6.2 32bit and it worked just fine. No directory error. However I would check there the directive wants the directory and check to see if it was created or has the wrong permissions for starters.

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