From: nigel Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 19:59:57 +0000 (+0000) Subject: updates X-Git-Tag: exim-4_70_RC4~160 X-Git-Url: https://git.exim.org/exim-website.git/commitdiff_plain/8b9ebaa671f5224b171f979b8c4fab58f1eaa5e6 updates --- diff --git a/howto/mailman.html b/howto/mailman.html index 9b375e0..4efb795 100644 --- a/howto/mailman.html +++ b/howto/mailman.html @@ -42,7 +42,13 @@ configuration, with entries (within the list domain) for mailman, mailman-request and mailman-admin (plus any other global contact addresses - for the list master.

+ for the list master). These addresses point to a (or some - not + necessarily the same for all of these aliases) human rather than + being piped into mailman. You do not need to put per-list + entries into the system alias file, and doing so will most likely + break things since the user id used for delivery is likely to be + incorrect or not set (which causes an exim delivery time config + error).

There are 3 config file sections below which need pasting into the appropriate parts of the main exim config file. The first one @@ -157,11 +163,17 @@ you like receiving tons of mail when a host is down.

  • Mailman's detection of exim bounces needs improving - it really should make use of the extra header information that exim provides. It also should recognise and deal with or ignore delay warning - messages.
  • + messages. Mailman 2.0beta does handle exim bounces correctly, + but still passes delay warnings to the list administrator
  • List existence is checked on whether there is a config.db file for a list. If you delete lists by foul means, be aware of this.
  • + +
  • If you are getting exim or mailman complaining about user ids + when you send mail to a list, check that the MAILMAN_UID and + MAILMAN_GID match those of mailman itself. Also make sure you do + not have aliases in the main alias file for the list.
  • Other Tweaks

    @@ -184,9 +196,75 @@ require_files = /virtual/${domain}/mailman/lists/${lc:$local_part}/config.db +

    Exim List Efficiency Tweaks

    + +

    This is a set of configuration directives I used on the list + boxes I admin. Some of these are necessary, others are cosmetic, + a few are probably superfluous - they work for me!

    +
    +# definition of injecting IP addresses
    +LOCAL_NETS=127.0.0.1/32
    +#
    +# Extra logging data - not necessary but makes the logs more
    +# useful, but bigger
    +# lookup all hostnames - puts hostnames into log as well as ips
    +host_lookup = 0.0.0.0/0
    +# tweak logging
    +log_all_parents
    +log_file_path = /var/log/exim/%s.log
    +log_received_recipients
    +log_refused_recipients
    +log_received_sender
    +log_smtp_confirmation
    +#
    +# RBL settings - these are more severe than I use
    +rbl_domains = rbl.maps.vix.com/reject:relays.mail-abuse.org/reject:dul.maps.vix.com/reject:relays.orbs.org=127.0.0.2,127.0.0.3/reject
    +rbl_hosts = !LOCAL_NETS:0.0.0.0/0
    +rbl_log_rcpt_count
    +recipients_reject_except=postmaster@*:*-admin@*
    +#
    +# relay control - from our local network only
    +host_accept_relay = LOCAL_NETS
    +#
    +# delay warnings - second line is now default, but earlier versions of
    +# exim need it setting
    +delay_warning = 26h
    +##delay_warning_condition = "${if match{$h_precedence:}{(?i)bulk|list|junk}{no}{yes}}"
    +#
    +# Verify receipient addresses on everything except local injects
    +# DO NOT verify addresses from mailman - this would slow down
    +# the acceptance of messages dramatically
    +receiver_verify_hosts = !127.0.0.1/8:0.0.0.0/0
    +sender_verify
    +#
    +# performance tweaks - 1st is good for linux, maybe less so for others
    +split_spool_directory
    +remote_max_parallel = 15
    +
    + +

    List verification

    + +

    This is how a set of address tests for the exim lists look on a +working system. (command lines start with ">")

    +
    +> /usr/sbin/exim -v -bt exim-users
    +exim-users@www.exim.org
    +  deliver to exim-users in domain www.exim.org
    +  director = list_director, transport = list_transport
    +
    +> /usr/sbin/exim -bt exim-users-request
    +exim-users-request@www.exim.org
    +  deliver to exim-users in domain www.exim.org
    +  director = list_request_director, transport = list_request_transport
    +
    +> /usr/sbin/exim -bt exim-users-admin
    +exim-users-admin@www.exim.org
    +  deliver to exim-users in domain www.exim.org
    +  director = list_admin_director, transport = list_admin_transport
    +
         
    Nigel Metheringham
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