[SGVLUG] List servers

serross serross at ix.netcom.com
Mon Jul 23 06:20:45 PDT 2007


Chris,
In a quick glance of postfix and mailman, they both seem to be complete 
solutions, I don't see how you would combine both. What OS are you using 
on the Dell?
Stephen

Michael Proctor-Smith wrote:

> On 7/20/07, Chris Nolan <chris at invert.com> wrote:
>
>> A combination of postfix and mailman are the way to go.  Mailman is
>> highly customizable and fairly easy to maintain.  It also allows you
>> to push list administration off to the list owner (which can be a
>> blessing and a curse in one).  We run our configuration on a Dell 1950
>> with 2 GB of RAM and 160GB mirrored HDs.  I think this configuration
>> is overkill because of our low volume but it is all really dependent
>> on the amount of mail you expect to go through the system.
>
>
> Overkill yes, this list as well as the lower volume dev-sig, and
> java-sig lists(running mailman and postfix) as well as the web server
> for sgvlug are hosted on a dual P3 450 with 1GB of ram.
>
>> On 7/19/07, serross <serross at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>> > Hi gang,
>> >
>> > I've been charged with setting up a list server to replace an old
>> > propriety software. I would like to get some advice on both 
>> hardware and
>> > software from people that have set them up. The sw I have looked at 
>> are
>> > Malman and Mjr Domo.
>> > The current system was highly customized. I handles several lists
>> > ranging from the usual mass mailing to 'click to send to group'. I 
>> need
>> > to be able to control the 'reply to' and 'from' fields on each list.
>> > What do you suggest??
>> >
>> > Stephen
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>




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