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This page describes how to set up and manage mailing lists on your domain.

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/!\ '''This page is currently in flux.'''   We are still figuring out the details of how we want DomTool to interact with Mailman.

= Request a Mailing List =

If you would like a mailing list managed by our global [http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/ Mailman] [https://lists.hcoop.net/ listinfo installation], you must first [https://members2.hcoop.net/portal/list place a request on the portal].

= Setup Instructions =

You then have a choice between doing list management at [https://lists.hcoop.net/admin/LISTNAME https://lists.hcoop.net/admin/LISTNAME] or at your own domain.

== Using https://hcoop.net/ for the web interface ==

If you are fine with using the main hcoop.net site for your list's web interface, then there is nothing left to do except wait for the list to be created.

You can then access your list at {{{https://hcoop.net/admin/LISTNAME}}}, where '''LISTNAME''' is the name of your list.

== Using your own domain for the web interface ==

If you would like the web interface to be at your own domain, then you must do some simple domain configuration.

 * '''LISTNAME''' is the name you gave your list,
 * '''DOMAIN''' is your domain,
 * '''VHOST''' is the virtual subdomain you would like the web interface to be accesible from.
 * '''USER''' is your HCoop username.

If you want to access the site from your domain with no subdomain, then use the default virtual host for ''VHOST'' (in other words, "www").

{{{
domain "DOMAIN" with
  (* Other configuration stuff...  *)

  mailmanWebHost "VHOST.DOMAIN";
end;

(* This has to be its own subdomain, if you want to be able to   *)
(* provide the alias "mailman@VHOST.DOMAIN", which is advertised *)
(* on http://VHOST.DOMAIN/listinfo.  Alas, there is no way to    *)
(* change that alias to "mailman@DOMAIN", short of patching      *)
(* Mailman.  Otherwise, you could get by with a dnsIP line.      *)
(* Perhaps this is something best generated automatically by     *)
(* Domtool.                                                      *)
domain "VHOST.DOMAIN" with
  nameserver "ns1.hcoop.net";
  nameserver "ns3.hcoop.net";
  dnsDefault "69.90.123.67";
  handleMail;
  emailAlias "mailman" "USER";
end;
}}}

The list admin web interface then will be available at {{{http://VHOST.DOMAIN.TLD/admin/LISTNAME}}}.

= Hosting Domains Elsewhere =

You can host mailing lists with us that use your own domains, even if your domain is primarily hosted elsewhere.

The best way of doing this is for you to point your domain's MX record to `deleuze.hcoop.net`.  If you want to use the Mailman webinterface on a subdomain, then point that subdomain at `deleuze.hcoop.net`, as well.

= Migrating an Existing List =

If you previously hosted a mailing list on Fyodor, our old machine, then file a request at [https://bugzilla.hcoop.net/enter_bug.cgi Our bug-tracker], using the '''Mailman''' component.  Be sure to tell us what the name of your list is.

If you haven't hosted a mailing list with us before, it is still possible to migrate a list over to our machines, provided that you have an mbox file containing the archives, and the file {{{config.pck}}} containing your settings.  File a request at [https://bugzilla.hcoop.net/enter_bug.cgi Our bug-tracker], using the '''Mailman''' component, and we will help you out.