[BlueOnyx:07488] Re: New BlueOnyx ISO image available

[Michael Stauber]

Hi Abdul Rashid,

> Can I ask, because I have been perhaps only following the list lately in a
> very cursory manner, did we actually solve all the issues from migrating
> from majordomo to mailman on an existing machine or do we have to do a
> migration to get mailman?
> 
> Last I saw this was in the experimental repository.  If want to upgrade an
> existing production machine, can we safely make the switch from mailman to
> majordomo?

Yes, the Mailman integration has reached a point where I consider it stable 
and ready for production. 

The last issue that was open was the mandatory "prefix" of the mailing list 
name. This used to be a more or less random number derived from the CODB 
object ID of the list. Since the introduction of the optional "Site Prefix" we 
switched Mailman to use the "Site Prefix" as prefix for Mailman - if there is 
a "Site Prefix" defined. If there is none, it will use the random number 
instead to prefix the mailing list name. This is done to avoid colisions with 
existing email aliases and mailbox names.

It is possible to convert a server that uses Majordomo over to Mailman without 
having to reinstall. However: If you are actively using Majordomo mailing 
lists on an existing server, then you shouldn't do this. In that case your 
best choice for a transition from Majordomo to Mailman is to use CMU.

If you're not using any mailing lists on your server yet (or if you can safely 
delete them for now), then you can convert your server using the steps 
outlined here: http://www.blueonyx.it/index.php?page=mailman

-- 
With best regards

Michael Stauber