creating a qmail / sendmail mailing list...

[linuxtricks]

The way I initially (newbielly) set up a mailing list using sendmail was to create an alias in /etc/aliases that would consist of a few thousand names... like this:<br>-------------------<br>#/etc/aliases file<br>#<br>mailnglist:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<A HREF="mailto:user1@aol.com">user1@aol.com</A>, <A HREF="mailto:user2@aol.com">user2@aol.com</A>, <A HREF="mailto:user3@aol.com">user3@aol.com</A>, etc...<br>#<br>#end of file<br>-------------------<br><br>I was wondering 2 things:<br><br>1. Is this the easiest way to set up group mailing lists in sendmail?<br><br>2. I am really interested in qmail... and am actually hoping to install and run it on a separate machine.&nbsp;&nbsp;Then, when it is fully functional, I will use that machine as my main email server.&nbsp;&nbsp;What would be the easiest way to set up large mailing lists using qmail?<br><br>Thanks very much for any help you can supply! <p> <br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href= > </a><br><i>try not!</i><br>
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[AndyBo]

There are probably easier ways than setting up a massive sendmail alias...<br><br>I've not got any personal experience with a particular list manager.&nbsp;&nbsp;However, I have looked into it a few times and there seem to be two main mailing list managers that people swear by (as opposed to swearing at...)<br><br>A lot of people swear by the &quot;majordomo&quot; package.&nbsp;&nbsp;This is a full mailing list solution written in perl, and I don't think it's specific to any particular MTA.&nbsp;&nbsp;ie, you can use it with sendmail or qmail.<br><br>If you want to go qmail, it seems that *the* mailing list manager to use is ezmlm.&nbsp;&nbsp;It integrates tightly with qmail and appears to work well for the people who use it.<br><br>Hope this helps. <p> <br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href= > </a><br>--<br>
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[linuxtricks]

Thanks AndyBo.&nbsp;&nbsp;I'll look into ezmlm.<br>=) <p> <br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href= > </a><br><i>try not!</i><br>
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