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- Update $PKGREQ to depend explicitly on Python >= 2.1.3, and not just >= 2.1
- Document required value of $MAIL_GID for Exim4.
- Substantial rewrite of $PKGINSTALL:
- Simplified layout.
- More extensive error checking.
- More expressive and user-friendly output.
- Substantial rewrite of $PKGDEINSTALL:
- Simplified layout.
- More expressive and user-friendly output.
- Delete %%MAILMANDIR%%/data/last_mailman_version in DEINSTALL, and restore
it in POST-DEINSTALL if the entire Mailman installation has not been
removed. This file is required by Mailman's update script (run as part
of the installation procedure) to update active mailing lists.
- Delete the errorlog if it is the only existing logfile. This will
finally allow the mailman port/package to be completely and cleanly
deinstalled when there are no active lists or updated configuration.
- Bump $PORTREVISION, with apologies to those tracking the port.
It should now finally be possible to update a Mailman installation with
active mailing lists simply by deinstalling the port/package, and
reinstalling a later version (or by using portupgrade(1)). There are still
no guarantees, though, and a backup is thorouhly recommended.
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Paraphrasing the website:
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Mailman is a mailing list manager (MLM); that is, software to help manage
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email discussion lists, much like Majordomo, LISTSERV, and the like.
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Unlike most similar products, Mailman gives each mailing list a web page
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and allows users to subscribe, unsubscribe, and change their preferences
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via the web. Even a list manager can administer his or her list(s)
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entirely via the web. Mailman integrates many common MLM features,
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including web-based archiving (though it also has hooks for external
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archivers), mail-to-news gateways, bounce handling, spam prevention,
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Majordomo-style email-based list administration, direct SMTP delivery (with
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fast bulk mailing), digest delivery, virtual domain support, and more.
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Mailman is written mostly in Python (with a smattering of C where necessary
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for security purposes), and includes hooks to make it easily scriptable and
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extensible. It is compatible with most web servers and browsers, and most
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mail transfer agents (mail servers). Mailman's documentation may be found on
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its website.
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Author: Barry Warsaw <barry@python.org> and the Mailman Cabal
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WWW: http://www.list.org/
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-- Johann Visagie <wjv@FreeBSD.org>
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