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→Import lists from ezmlm
==== Transferring Lists ====
==== Transferring Lists ====
You can transfer lists from another server and keep everything in tact. It's an easy process but the Mailman FAQ and info seems to be sparse and complicated. This simplifies everything.
You can transfer lists from another server and keep everything intact. It's an easy process but the Mailman FAQ and info seems to be sparse and complicated. This simplifies everything.
OLD SERVER
OLD SERVER
Extract/untar/unzip the tar/zip file.
Extract/untar/unzip the tar/zip file.
tar -xvzf /var/lib/mailman.tar.gz
tar -xvzf /var/lib/mailman.tar.gz
The lists are transferred but the SME SERVER doesn't know about them. Let the server know about the list:
The lists are transferred but the SME SERVER doesn't know about them. Let the server know about the lists:
signal-event mailman-addlist <listname>
signal-event mailman-addlist <listname>
=== Personalization ===
=== Personalization ===
{{Note box|Be warned that personalization is going to stress your server a lot as every mail is sent individually, not in batches as mailman usually do, so test this option before using in a production server}}
{{Note box|Be warned that personalization is going to stress your server a lot as every mail is sent individually, not in batches as mailman usually do, so test this option before using in a production server.}}
If you want to enable personalization in mailman (make every mail sent with the name of the recipient in the to: field as example or add the name of the user on the text) you do this:
If you want to enable personalization in mailman (make every mail sent with the name of the recipient in the to: field as example or add the name of the user on the text) you do this:
ezmlm-list /home/e-smith/files/ezmlm/lists/mylist deny > mylist.deny
ezmlm-list /home/e-smith/files/ezmlm/lists/mylist deny > mylist.deny
Convert the ezmlm list to an mbox-file:
Convert the ezmlm list to an mbox-file:
./ezmlm2mbox /home/e-smith/files/ezmlm/lists/mylist > mylist.mbox
./ezmlm2mbox /home/e-smith/files/ezmlm/lists/mylist > mylist.mbox
Backup the ezmlm list, just in case ...
Backup the ezmlm list, just in case ...
tar -czf mylist.tgz /home/e-smith/files/ezmlm/lists/mylist
tar -czf mylist.tgz /home/e-smith/files/ezmlm/lists/mylist
=== Current Issues ===
=== Current Issues ===
=== Bugs ===
=== Bugs ===
Please raise bugs under the SME-Contribs section in [http://bugs.contribs.org/enter_bug.cgi bugzilla]
Please raise bugs under the SME-Contribs section in [http://bugs.contribs.org/enter_bug.cgi bugzilla]
= Changelog =
= Changelog =
Only released version in smecontrib are listed here.
Only released versions in smecontrib are listed here.
{{#smechangelog:smeserver-mailman}}
{{#smechangelog:smeserver-mailman}}