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ISPConfig 3 and Mailman!

ISPConfig 3 is a popular open-source web hosting control panel, and Mailman is a popular open-source mailing list manager. Here's a brief overview of how to set up Mailman with ISPConfig 3:

Prerequisites:

  1. ISPConfig 3 installed and configured on your server.
  2. A domain name set up in ISPConfig 3.
  3. A mail server (e.g., Postfix) installed and configured on your server.

Step 1: Install Mailman

  1. Log in to your ISPConfig 3 server as the root user.

  2. Install Mailman using the package manager of your choice (e.g., apt-get on Ubuntu-based systems):

    apt-get install mailman

    Step 2: Configure Mailman

  3. Create a new Mailman configuration file:

    sudo mailman configure --with-config-file=/etc/mailman/config.py

  4. Edit the /etc/mailman/config.py file to set the following settings:

    • mail_host: set to the hostname of your mail server (e.g., mail.example.com).
    • mail_port: set to the port number of your mail server (e.g., 25).
    • default_url: set to the URL of your Mailman installation (e.g., http://mail.example.com/mailman).

  5. Save the changes to the configuration file.

Step 3: Create a Mailman list

  1. Create a new Mailman list using the following command:
    sudo mailman create mylist

    Replace mylist with the name of your mailing list.

Step 4: Configure ISPConfig 3 to use Mailman

  1. Log in to the ISPConfig 3 web interface as an administrator.
  2. Go to the "Mail" tab and click on "Mailing Lists".
  3. Click on the "Add Mailing List" button.
  4. Enter the following settings:
    • List name: the name of your Mailman list (e.g., mylist).
    • List description: a brief description of your mailing list.
    • List admin: the email address of the list administrator.
    • List password: the password for the list administrator.
  5. Click on the "Add" button to create the mailing list.

Step 5: Configure Mailman to use ISPConfig 3

  1. Edit the /etc/mailman/mm_cfg.py file to set the following settings:
    • VIRTUAL_HOST: set to the hostname of your ISPConfig 3 server (e.g., example.com).
    • DEFAULT_URL: set to the URL of your ISPConfig 3 server (e.g., http://example.com).
  2. Save the changes to the configuration file.

That's it! You should now have Mailman set up and configured with ISPConfig 3. You can access your mailing list by visiting the URL http://yourdomain.com/mailman/listinfo/mylist (replace yourdomain.com with your domain name and mylist with the name of your mailing list).