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Install GNU Mailman and dependencies

sudo apt-get install mailman postfix

Link mailman apache configuration

sudo ln -s /etc/mailman/apache.conf /etc/apache2/conf-available/mailman-apache.conf

Edit mailman.conf to remove cgi-bin reference

sudo vi /etc/apache2/conf-available/mailman-apache.conf

Edit mm_cfg.py to match removal of cgi-bin

sudo vi /etc/mailman/mm_cfg.py

Enable new configuration and reload apache

sudo a2enconf mailman-apache.conf
sudo a2enmod cgi
sudo service apache2 reload

Create a space to store list configuration files

sudo mkdir /etc/mailman/lists

Setup environment to separate system aliases from list aliases

sudo mv /etc/aliases /etc/aliases-system
sudo touch /etc/aliases
sudo touch /etc/mailman/lists/README

Build your first list. The mailman list is required for proper functioning of the system otherwise the Mailman Master Queue Runner service will fail to start. The .info file is purely for house-keeping purposes in large-scale implementations.

sudo sh -e -c "newlist --quiet --automate mailman listowner@yoursite.tld insecurepassword | grep -A 12 ^# > /etc/mailman/lists/mailman.conf"
sudo sh -e -c 'echo "Ticket: \nDepartment: \nRequestor: \n" > /etc/mailman/lists/mailman.info'

Build /etc/aliases from /etc/aliases-system and /etc/mailman/lists/*.conf

sudo sh -c "cat /etc/aliases-system /etc/mailman/lists/*.conf > /etc/aliases"
sudo newaliases

Start mailman

sudo service mailman start

You should be able to visit the following URLs related to your site:

• Site info for all lists - http://yoursiteexample.com/mailman/listinfo
• List info for mailman list - http://yoursiteexample.com/mailman/listinfo/mailman
• Admin interface for mailman list - http://yoursiteexample.com/mailman/admin/mailman

• Missing sitelist
  • Mailman needs a so-called “site list”, which is the list from which password reminders and such are sent out from. This list needs to be created before mailman will start. To create the list, run “newlist mailman” and follow the instructions on-screen. Note that you also need to start mailman after that, using /etc/init.d/mailman start.