From 8b9ebaa671f5224b171f979b8c4fab58f1eaa5e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: nigel Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 19:59:57 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] updates --- howto/mailman.html | 84 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 81 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) 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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    $Id: mailman.html,v 1.6 2000/04/09 22:02:34 nigel Exp $
    
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    $Id: mailman.html,v 1.1.1.1 2000/05/22 19:54:43 nigel Exp $
    
   
 
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