WikiQueer:Operations/Working Group/Documentation/Creating mailing lists

This guide shows members of the Operations Working Group how to create a mailing list. WikiQueer uses mailman software to manage our mailing lists, which are housed online at lists.wikiqueer.org and running on WikiQueer's Linode server.

Creating a list
Follow these steps to create a lists.wikiqueer.org mailing list: listname:             "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman post listname" listname-admin:       "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman admin listname" listname-bounces:     "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman bounces listname" listname-confirm:     "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman confirm listname" listname-join:        "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman join listname" listname-leave:       "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman leave listname" listname-owner:       "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman owner listname" listname-request:     "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman request listname" listname-subscribe:   "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman subscribe listname" listname-unsubscribe: "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman unsubscribe listname"
 * SSH into Linode server
 * - so if your new list is named "example1" you will use this command:
 * During the list creation process, Mailman will prompt you for the email address for the new list's administrator and an administrator initial password for your new list.
 * Add this code (modified with your list's name) to the  file:
 * 1) listname mailing list
 * So if the name of the new list is "example1", then the code you will add to  file will look like:

example1:             "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman post example1" example1-admin:       "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman admin example1" example1-bounces:     "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman bounces example1" example1-confirm:     "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman confirm example1" example1-join:        "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman join example1" example1-leave:       "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman leave example1" example1-owner:       "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman owner example1" example1-request:     "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman request example1" example1-subscribe:   "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman subscribe example1" example1-unsubscribe: "|/var/lib/mailman/mail/mailman unsubscribe example1"
 * 1) mailman mailing list
 * After you've edited the aliases file issue the following command to inform our postfix installation of these new addresses:
 * Now restart services:
 * Your list should be functioning and accessible from lists.wikiqueer.org
 * If public, submit list to Gmane
 * Your list should be functioning and accessible from lists.wikiqueer.org
 * If public, submit list to Gmane
 * If public, submit list to Gmane