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| #pragma page-filename DOC/versions/4489251 = Mailman documentation = Some Mailman documentation is available on these wiki pages and some is available on the [[http://www.list.org/docs.html|Mailman website]]. In general though, this wiki will have the most up-to-date documentation as it's much easier to edit these pages than push out new web page documentation. Please read the above docs first though, and then check back here for more updated information. |
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| Note that you can search the wiki documentation using the search box on the upper right. | Some Mailman documentation is available on these wiki pages and some is available on the [[http://www.list.org/docs.html|Mailman website]]. In general though, this wiki will have the most up-to-date documentation as it's much easier to edit these pages than push out new web page documentation. {{{#!wiki important Need quick help? If you have a particular problem you need solving, the fastest way to find the answer is usually to [[http://wiki.list.org/dosearchsite.action?reset=true|search the wiki documentation]]. Try that first! }}} Note that you can [[http://wiki.list.org/dosearchsite.action?reset=true|search the wiki documentation]] using the search box on the upper right. You may also want to [[http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/|search the Mailman-users archives]] to see if other people have had similar questions. If you can't find your answer here, you can post your question to the [[http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users|Mailman-users list]]. Please join the list before posting. See also [[../Where do I go for help?|Where do I go for help?]] |
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| The [[../Frequently Asked Questions|Frequently Asked Questions]] are now available in the wiki. Please feel free to add any new questions/answers as you see fit! | The [[../Frequently Asked Questions|Frequently Asked Questions]] are now available in the wiki. Please feel free to add any new questions/answers as you see fit! |
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| The [[../Mailman 2.1 Members Manual|Mailman 2.1 Members Manual]] is intended for the subscribers of Mailman lists. It includes basic subscription/unsubscription information as well as more advanced features such as topics, vacation settings, etc. | The [[../Mailman 2.1 Members Manual|Mailman 2.1 Members Manual]] is intended for the subscribers of Mailman lists. It includes basic subscription/unsubscription information as well as more advanced features such as topics, vacation settings, etc. There is also a section on [[../2 Help for mailing list members|2 Help for mailing list members]] in the [[../Frequently Asked Questions|Frequently Asked Questions]]. |
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| The [[../Mailman 2.1 List Administrators Manual|Mailman 2.1 List Administrators Manual]] is intended for the owners of Mailman lists. This manual is NOT complete, but does explain many of the features available in the Mailman 2.1 list administration interface. | The [[../Mailman 2.1 List Administrators Manual|Mailman 2.1 List Administrators Manual]] is intended for the owners of Mailman lists. This manual is NOT complete, but does explain many of the features available in the Mailman 2.1 list administration interface. There is also a section on [[../3 List administrator tasks|3 List administrator tasks]] in the [[../Frequently Asked Questions|Frequently Asked Questions]]. |
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| The [[../Mailman 2.1 Site Administration Manual|Mailman 2.1 Site Administration Manual]] contains information useful to system administrators who maintain Mailman installations. This document is not yet complete. | The [[../Mailman 2.1 Site Administration Manual|Mailman 2.1 Site Administration Manual]] contains information useful to system administrators who maintain Mailman installations. This document is not yet complete. |
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| = Additional (external) sources of information = Documentation for list members, and list owners. [[http://terri.zone12.com/doc/mailman/|Mailman 2.1 Documentation on Terri Oda's website (latest)]] |
There is also a section on [[../4 Site administrator tasks|4 Site administrator tasks]] in the [[../Frequently Asked Questions|Frequently Asked Questions]], as well as sections on [[../5 Downloading and installing Mailman|5 Downloading and installing Mailman]] and [[../6 Integration issues (with mail or web servers)|6 Integration issues (with mail or web servers)]], both of which may be helpful to site administrators installing and configuring Mailman. Finally, the [[http://list.org/mailman-install|GNU Mailman - Installation Manual]] describes how to build and install Mailman. It contains general instructions, as well as specific details for various platforms, mail, and web servers. It is also available in [[http://list.org/mailman-install.pdf|PDF format]] (approx. 110k), [[http://list.org/mailman-install.ps|Postscript format]], (approx. 129k), and [[http://list.org/mailman-install.txt|Plain text format]] (approx. 63k). = Translations = [[terri|terri]]'s [[../Mailman 2.1 Members Manual|Mailman 2.1 Members Manual]] has been translated to Spanish by Pablo Chamorro C. View [[http://list.org/mailman-member-es/index.html|GNU Mailman Manual del Suscriptor de Listas]] in HTML or in [[http://list.org/mailman-member-es.pdf|PDF format]] (approx. 132k), [[http://lisg.org/mailman-member-es.dvi|DVI format]] (approx. 104k), [[http://lisg.org/mailman-member-es.ps|PS format]] (approx. 160k), or [[http://lisg.org/mailman-member-es.txt|Plain text format]] (approx. 76k). = External Links: = The University of Washington has some very nice [[http://www.washington.edu/computing/mailman/|documentation on their installation of Mailman]]. It may be specific to UW's set up at times, but you might find it useful as a general help guide too. Nigel Metheringham has posted a [[http://www.exim.org/howto/mailman.html|http://www.exim.org/howto/mailman.html]][[http://www.exim.org/howto/mailman21.html|HOWTO on using Exim and Mailman together]]. If you're using the [[http://www.exim.org/|Exim mailer]] you should check this out. = Older documentation = [[terri|terri]]'s [[http://terri.zone12.com/doc/mailman/|Mailman documentation on her personal website]] <<BR>> '''The latest version of these documents is the wiki''' Old documentation from the [[http://list.org|Mailman website]]: * [[http://list.org/mailman-member/|GNU Mailman - List Member Manual]] by [[http://terri.zone12.com|Terri Oda]] takes a question-and-answer approach to helping end-users perform basic tasks in Mailman. Also available in [[http://list.org/mailman-member.pdf|PDF format]] (approx. 93k), [[http://list.org/mailman-member.ps|PS format]] (approx. 124k), and [[http://list.org/mailman-member.txt|plain text format]] (approx. 64k). on the [[http://list.org|Mailman website]]<<BR>> '''This documentation is now part of the wiki. Latest version is [[../Mailman 2.1 Members Manual|Mailman 2.1 Members Manual]]''' * [[http://list.org/mailman-admin/|GNU Mailman - List administrator's Manual]] by [[http://terri.zone12.com|Terri Oda]] is available, but not yet complete. This is also available in [[http://list.org/mailman-admin.pdf|PDF format]] (approx. 84k), [[http://list.org/mailman-admin.ps|PS format]] (approx. 121k), and [[http://list.org/mailman-admin.txt|Plain text format]] (approx. 65k)<<BR>> '''This documentation is now part of the wiki. Latest version is [[../Mailman 2.1 List Administrators Manual|Mailman 2.1 List Administrators Manual]]''' |
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| At present there are no English books on Mailman available. If you're interested in co-authoring such a book, contact [[mailto:barry@python.org|Barry Warsaw]]. | At present there are no English books on Mailman available. If you're interested in co-authoring such a book, contact <<MailTo(barry NO AT HARVEST python DOT org,Barry Warsaw)>>. |
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| {{attachment:mailman-buch.png|thumbnail}} || Heiko Rommel: [[https://www.opensourcepress.de/index.php?26&backPID=178&tt_products=107|Mailman \-\- Mailinglisten einrichten und verwalten]]<<BR>> <<BR>> ©2007 [[https://www.opensourcepress.de/|Open Source Press]] München <<BR>> ISBN 978-3-937514-32-1<<BR>> <<BR>> Sample chapter on [[https://www.opensourcepress.de/fileadmin/osp/pdf/mailman_leseprobe.pdf|How to handle Bounces]] (PDF)<<BR>> [[https://www.opensourcepress.de/fileadmin/osp/pdf/mailman_inhalt.pdf|Table of Contents]] (PDF) |
{{attachment:mailman-buch.png|mailman-buch.png}} || Heiko Rommel: [[https://www.opensourcepress.de/index.php?26&backPID=178&tt_products=107|Mailman -- Mailinglisten einrichten und verwalten]]<<BR>> <<BR>> ©2007 [[https://www.opensourcepress.de/|Open Source Press]] München <<BR>> ISBN 978-3-937514-32-1<<BR>> <<BR>> Sample chapter on [[https://www.opensourcepress.de/fileadmin/osp/pdf/mailman_leseprobe.pdf|How to handle Bounces]] (PDF)<<BR>> [[https://www.opensourcepress.de/fileadmin/osp/pdf/mailman_inhalt.pdf|Table of Contents]] (PDF) |
Mailman documentation
Some Mailman documentation is available on these wiki pages and some is available on the Mailman website. In general though, this wiki will have the most up-to-date documentation as it's much easier to edit these pages than push out new web page documentation.
Need quick help?
If you have a particular problem you need solving, the fastest way to find the answer is usually to search the wiki documentation. Try that first!
Note that you can search the wiki documentation using the search box on the upper right. You may also want to search the Mailman-users archives to see if other people have had similar questions. If you can't find your answer here, you can post your question to the Mailman-users list. Please join the list before posting.
See also Where do I go for help?
Frequently Asked Questions
The Frequently Asked Questions are now available in the wiki. Please feel free to add any new questions/answers as you see fit!
List Members / Subscribers
The Mailman 2.1 Members Manual is intended for the subscribers of Mailman lists. It includes basic subscription/unsubscription information as well as more advanced features such as topics, vacation settings, etc.
There is also a section on 2 Help for mailing list members in the Frequently Asked Questions.
List Administrators
The Mailman 2.1 List Administrators Manual is intended for the owners of Mailman lists. This manual is NOT complete, but does explain many of the features available in the Mailman 2.1 list administration interface.
There is also a section on 3 List administrator tasks in the Frequently Asked Questions.
Site Administrators
The Mailman 2.1 Site Administration Manual contains information useful to system administrators who maintain Mailman installations. This document is not yet complete.
The Installation requirements may also be useful for site administrators.
There is also a section on 4 Site administrator tasks in the Frequently Asked Questions, as well as sections on 5 Downloading and installing Mailman and 6 Integration issues (with mail or web servers), both of which may be helpful to site administrators installing and configuring Mailman.
Finally, the GNU Mailman - Installation Manual describes how to build and install Mailman. It contains general instructions, as well as specific details for various platforms, mail, and web servers. It is also available in PDF format (approx. 110k), Postscript format, (approx. 129k), and Plain text format (approx. 63k).
Translations
terri's Mailman 2.1 Members Manual has been translated to Spanish by Pablo Chamorro C. View GNU Mailman Manual del Suscriptor de Listas in HTML or in PDF format (approx. 132k), DVI format (approx. 104k), PS format (approx. 160k), or Plain text format (approx. 76k).
External Links:
The University of Washington has some very nice documentation on their installation of Mailman. It may be specific to UW's set up at times, but you might find it useful as a general help guide too.
Nigel Metheringham has posted a http://www.exim.org/howto/mailman.htmlHOWTO on using Exim and Mailman together. If you're using the Exim mailer you should check this out.
Older documentation
terri's Mailman documentation on her personal website
The latest version of these documents is the wiki
Old documentation from the Mailman website:
GNU Mailman - List Member Manual by Terri Oda takes a question-and-answer approach to helping end-users perform basic tasks in Mailman. Also available in PDF format (approx. 93k), PS format (approx. 124k), and plain text format (approx. 64k). on the Mailman website
This documentation is now part of the wiki. Latest version is Mailman 2.1 Members ManualGNU Mailman - List administrator's Manual by Terri Oda is available, but not yet complete. This is also available in PDF format (approx. 84k), PS format (approx. 121k), and Plain text format (approx. 65k)
This documentation is now part of the wiki. Latest version is Mailman 2.1 List Administrators Manual
Books
English
At present there are no English books on Mailman available. If you're interested in co-authoring such a book, contact Barry Warsaw <barry NO AT HARVEST python DOT org>.
German
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Heiko Rommel: Mailman -- Mailinglisten einrichten und verwalten ©2007 Open Source Press München ISBN 978-3-937514-32-1 Sample chapter on How to handle Bounces (PDF) Table of Contents (PDF) |