Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 18:33:50 +0000 From: brad davison <demonichandextensions@hotmail.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: SOLVED: minimalist config, (was Lock down the all-staff email list? sendmail, alias, majordomo?) Message-ID: <BLU116-W14D1C783CCC8EDD92E690A1C70@phx.gbl> In-Reply-To: <BLU116-W469B2FF8CBB6554549EF06A1C40@phx.gbl> References: <BLU116-W11A011C21C8B3D4072FB71A1C50@phx.gbl> <4831CFF3.8070300@gmail.com> <BLU116-W469B2FF8CBB6554549EF06A1C40@phx.gbl>
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> > > What is the best way to have a list that only certain users are able = to send to? > >=20 > >=20 > > That sounds like you're getting into a full blown mailing0list package.= I set up the "minimalist" port for a small list last year. Small & very = easy to config. I think it has the restriction you want. > >=20 > > -R >=20 > The majordomo and mailman were a bit more than what I was looking for. T= he minimalist port does look like it does exactly what I'm looking for, but= I'm having an issue getting it configured. >=20 > My minimalist port seems to have been installed in '/usr/local/share/mini= malist' and the config file appears to be in '/usr/local/etc/minimalist.con= f'. All files are under the '/usr/local/share' folder except the minimalis= t.conf in '/usr/local/etc' >=20 > I have set the directory directive to '/usr/local/share/minimalist' in th= e '/usr/local/etc/minimalist.conf' and created my list directories under th= ere, but I am not able to see it when I send 'info' message to 'minimalist@= domain.com'. >=20 > reply from server for email with 'info' as subject: > These are the mailing lists available at email.domain.com: >=20 > --=20 > Sincerely, the Minimalist >=20 >=20 > under /usr/local/share/minimalist: >=20 > My list.lst file has: > farm The Farm mailing list. > south Mailing list for Southern area. >=20 > I have the farm and south directories with a very short list file: > list: > ric@domain.com =20 > brad@domain.com >=20 > my /usr/local/etc/minimalist.conf (only non-commented lines) > minimalist.conf > directory =3D /usr/local/share/minimalist > password =3D 12345 > admin =3D brad@domain.com > auth =3D mailfrom brad@domain.com:@/usr/local/etc/mml.trusted >=20 >=20 > Any ideas where I might be going wrong? The mechanism seems to be workin= g, as I can send messages to 'minimalist' and get info, but its not seeing = my lists. >=20 > Thanks >=20 >=20 the problem was: the auth =3D mailfrom .... line was in the global config, and that needed t= o be in the directory for the list. I commented the auth line out of the 'global config' /usr/local/etc/minimal= ist.conf and added it to the file 'config' under the 'farm' directory. yay it works now. thanks rob for pointing me at minimalist. _________________________________________________________________ Make every e-mail and IM count. Join the i=92m Initiative from Microsoft. http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Join/Default.aspx?source=3DEML_WL_ MakeCoun= t=
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