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Hi All, |
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Gentoo.org has transitioned to a new mail and mailing list system. Please read |
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on for more information. |
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Essential information for all users: |
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* Mailing lists have been moved from mailman to ezmlm-idx |
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* Our new mailing lists don't have [gentoo-foo] headers |
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* You are subscribed to all your old lists (non-digest mode, see later) |
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* Ezmlm-idx does not use passwords; you talk to it via email |
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* Our old archives *have been preserved and transitioned to the new system :)* |
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* Mail archives (lists.gentoo.org) will be back up in a few days |
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* gentooppc-dev@g.o is now gentoo-ppc-dev@g.o |
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* gentooppc-user@g.o is now gentoo-ppc-user@g.o |
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About the new system (why/what): |
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Our current mail (and everything else) server is being retired. For this |
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reason, it was necessary to transition to a new server. The longer we waited, |
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the more one of our developers (kabau) had to pay in bandwidth fees, so the |
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move had to happen quickly. |
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The new mail system uses qmail and ezmlm-idx, which were chosen for their |
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ruggedness, simplicity and low overhead. There are other good choices (postfix |
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and exim come to mind) out there, but qmail and ezmlm-idx suited our needs |
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quite well. |
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The new mail system will be able to provide higher message sending bandwidth |
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and concurrency and should result in better mail performance for all users. |
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How to get funky with ezmlm-idx: |
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Q: I like to read. Is there an ezmlm user manual? |
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A: Yes. See http://www.ezmlm.org/ezman-0.32/ezman1.html |
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Q: How do I subscribe to a list? |
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A: Send an email to (can be empty): |
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listname-subscribe@g.o |
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Q: I was subscribed in digest mode, and now I'm in "normal" mode for my |
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"gentoo-foo" list! What do I do? |
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A: First, unsubscribe from the "gentoo-foo" list and then re-subscribe to |
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"gentoo-foo-digest". This can be done by sending two emails to the following |
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email addresses (they can be empty): |
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gentoo-foo-unsubscribe@g.o |
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gentoo-foo-digest-subscribe@g.o |
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Voila! You're now in digest mode! |
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Q: My mailman account was marked "dormant" (ie. off,) but ezmlm has me |
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activated and I'm receiving mail, which I don't want. What should I do? |
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A: Best approach is to simply unsubscribe from the list: |
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listname-unsubscribe@g.o |
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Then, when you want to receive mail again, subscribe to the list: |
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listname-subscribe@g.o |
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Q: All the lists are subscriber-only. How to I enable an alias so that I can |
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post to the list from an alternate email account? |
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Ezmlm-idx supports this feature. See: |
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http://www.ezmlm.org/ezman-0.32/ezman2.html#ss2.4 |
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Q: http://lists.gentoo.org shows the main Gentoo Linux site. |
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A: I know. http://lists.gentoo.org will show are new list archive system when |
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it is ready. |
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Q: The mailing list emails don't have "[gentoo-foo]" headers in the subject |
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line! How do I filter my emails into the correct folder? |
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A: Try this procmail recipe (thanks to Tom Veldhouse): |
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* ^List-Post:.*gentoo-user@g.o.* |
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.maildir/.Linux.Gentoo.User/ |
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If you are using a mail client that can't filter on non-standard fields, then |
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match "listname@g.o" in the To: or CC: fields. |
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Daniel Robbins <drobbins@g.o> |
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Chief Architect/President http://www.gentoo.org |
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Gentoo Technologies, Inc. |
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